There is one female saint who is always depicted on Christian Orthodox icons wearing traditional dress – Zlata of Muglen. She lived in the 18th century in a small Bulgarian village near Muglen, on the territory of the Ottoman Empire and she never renounced the Christian faith she was born into. For the tenth year running, the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad bestowed the Bulgarian Woman of the Year named after Saint Zlata of Muglen. Five ladies living outside Bulgaria were nominated this year for …read more
Source: Radio Bulgaria
