Priest Stoitsa from village of Relyovo – companion of Archbishop St. Simeon Samokovski Cover Image
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Поп Стоица от с. Рельово – сподвижник на митрополит свети Симеон Самоковски
Priest Stoitsa from village of Relyovo – companion of Archbishop St. Simeon Samokovski

Author(s): Georgi Zahov
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Ethnohistory, Oral history, Social history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , 18th Century
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ

Summary/Abstract: This article is for priest Stoitsa from village of Relyovo, near Samokov town, member of a cabal, established in 1730 in the Gornolozenski monastery “Saint Spas,” head of which was the notable Bulgarian bishop Simeon Popovich. Priest Stoitsa prepared the people of the eparchy for uprising. He is captured in the monastery near village of Nedelishte. He is hanged on 21.08.1737 in Sofia together with/collectively with Bishop Simeon Samokovski and many others.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 102-109
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian