The Cult of St. Phylotea of Tarnovo in Medieval Bulgaria and Wallachia Cover Image

За култа към св. Филотея Търновска в средновековна България и Влахия
The Cult of St. Phylotea of Tarnovo in Medieval Bulgaria and Wallachia

Author(s): Plamen Pavlov
Subject(s): History, History of ideas, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries, History of Religion
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Bulgaria; Wallachia; Moldavia; Tarnovo; Curtea de Argeş; St. Phylothea
Summary/Abstract: Evolution of the cult of St. Phylotea from Tarnavo is examined, whose relics were moved in the end of 14th century to Curtea de Arges, the old capital of Wallachia. It is paradoxical, yet there is a different story about the Saint’s life in the North Danube area, which has nothing in common with the passional written by Patriarch Euthymius of Tarnovo. Folklore tells that that Phylotea was Bulgarian, born in Tarnovo in the beginning of 13th century. The author suggests a hypothesis that the legendary story of this Saint comes from Tarnovo. He poses a question about the cult of St. Phylotea in Medieval Moldavia, which is not examined.

  • Page Range: 361-366
  • Page Count: 6
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Language: Bulgarian