Lecturers of St. Tikhon Orthodox University attend XXII International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Sofia
XXIII International Congress of Byzantine Studies opened on August 22, 2011, in Sofia. It is held once in every five years in various countries which have their own tradition of Byzantine studies. It is already for the second time that the congress is held in the Bulgarian capital. It hosted the 4th congress in 1934.
The official opening of the forum took place in the afternoon in the University of Sofia. In the evening, a reception was held at the State Museum of History on the occasion of the opening of the congress. Present at the reception was Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov.
There are over 1200 participants who came from 46 countries. Among the participants are five professors from the St. Tikhon Orthodox University, K. Maksimovich, O. Rodionov, Ms A. Voronova, S. Zaplatnikov and Deacon Pavel Yermilov.
DECR Communication Service