We reach the small church of St. Nikolay Mirlikiiski near the Rila Hotel downtown Sofia looking for priest Nikolay Neshkov. The priest used to serve in the other church of St. Nikolay Mirlikiiski downtown Sofia, known as the Russian church. The Orthodox priests, great choir and atmosphere had turned the Russian church into an attractive place for Christians from Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and other countries. This was until 2011 when archimandrite Filip Vasiltsev came into office, bringing ethnic division and expelling …read more
Source: Radio Bulgaria
