Boris I of Bulgaria

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Boris I of Bulgaria was the 9th-century Bulgarian monarch best known for converting his realm to Christianity and laying the foundations of Slavic literacy and culture.

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Boris I of Bulgaria canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox saint
medieval Bulgarian ruler
monarch
ruler of Bulgaria
abdicated 889
alsoKnownAs Boris the Baptizer
Boris-Mihail
surface form: Boris-Michael

Boris-Mihail
Saint Boris
baptismName Michael
canonizationStatus saint
capitalDuringReign Pliska
conflict conflicts with Byzantine Empire
war with East Frankish Kingdom
convertedTo Christianity
country First Bulgarian Empire
culturalImpact foundation of Slavic Christian culture
spread of Cyrillic and Glagolitic scripts in Bulgaria
deathPlace Pliska
dynasty Krum dynasty
event Council of Preslav
father Presian I of Bulgaria
givenName Boris
intervenedAgainst Vladimir-Rasate
laterCapitalInfluence Preslav
notableFor Christianization of Bulgaria
adopting Christianity as state religion of Bulgaria
establishing the Preslav and Ohrid Literary Schools
mediating between Rome and Constantinople over church jurisdiction
promoting Slavic literacy
strengthening Bulgarian cultural identity
supporting the creation of the Old Church Slavonic liturgy
policy favored Byzantine-style Christianity
introduced Slavic as liturgical language
replaced pagan elite with Christian clergy
positionHeld Alexander I of Bulgaria
surface form: Knyaz of Bulgaria

Alexander I of Bulgaria
surface form: Prince of Bulgaria
predecessor Presian I of Bulgaria
reignEnd 889
reignStart 852
religion Christianity
Paganism
retiredTo monastery
successor Simeon I of Bulgaria
Vladimir-Rasate
supported Simeon I of Bulgaria as ruler
titleAfterCanonization Equal-to-the-Apostles
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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First Bulgarian Empire ruler Boris I of Bulgaria
Christianization of the Balkans hasKeyFigure Boris I of Bulgaria
Christianization of Bulgaria rulerDuringEvent Boris I of Bulgaria
Christianization of Bulgaria keyFigure Boris I of Bulgaria
Bulgars christianizationUnder Boris I of Bulgaria
Pliska notableRulerResidence Boris I of Bulgaria
Simeon I of Bulgaria father Boris I of Bulgaria