Boris the Baptizer
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Boris the Baptizer is the 9th-century ruler of Bulgaria who is renowned for converting his realm to Christianity and laying the foundations of the Christian Bulgarian state.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boris I of Bulgaria | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bulgarian historical figure
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Christian convert ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| baptismName | Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign |
Pliska
NERFINISHED
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Preslav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| child |
Simeon I of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vladimir-Rasate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedFromReligion |
Tengrism
NERFINISHED
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paganism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContribution | promotion of Slavic literacy and literature ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pliska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Krum dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Boris I Mihail
NERFINISHED
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Boris the Baptizer NERFINISHED ⓘ Boris-Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Boris I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | founder of Christian Bulgarian state tradition ⓘ |
| knownAs | Boris the Baptizer for converting Bulgaria to Christianity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Christianization of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
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cultural and religious reforms in Bulgaria ⓘ establishing Christianity as state religion in Bulgaria ⓘ laying foundations of the Christian Bulgarian state ⓘ promoting Slavic liturgy ⓘ supporting the creation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ supporting the development of Old Church Slavonic ⓘ welcoming disciples of Cyril and Methodius ⓘ |
| parent | Presian I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | adoption of Christianity as official state religion ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Knyaz of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
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ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Presian I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 889 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 852 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| successor |
Simeon I of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vladimir-Rasate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleAfterConversion | Knyaz Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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Referenced by (1)
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