Religion

The main religion in Bulgaria is Orthodox Christianity - one of the three most common denominations of Christianity.

In the middle of IX century Bulgaria was one of the largest and most powerful countries in Europe. Its neighbors were Christians. They didn't trust the Bulgarians because they were still pagans. Bulgarian fell into international isolation.

In 864, the Khan and his associates were baptized by Byzantine priests. The next year the whole country was baptized.

Nowadays the majority of the inhabitants of Bulgaria are Orthodox Christians, but there are also Catholics, Muslims and Jews.