Megaloschemos (Bulgarian Orthodox Hymn)
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- Опубліковано 3 вер 2014
- Bulgarian Orthodox Cherubic hymn set alongside a variety of images of Orthodox schema monks. Best viewed full-screen and in 1080p.
Note: This is a fan made video and the art and music in this video are not related in any way to myself. Please support the artists by purchasing their original works.
This music has the power to make someone truly reflect on their relationship with God and to yearn for communion with the Spirit. May The Christ be born in our hearts.
That was so well put.
I agree, I started listening to it as a rabbit hole branch off from Nordic/viking lullabies that I’d listen to during homework time…was guided to orthodox chants and became inspired to look into what it meant to be an orthodox Christian. I have always considered myself to be Christian but there are so many liberal and progressive ideas that churches now days have adopted. When I started looking into Orthodox, it was moving and wholesome because it feels like Christianity in the raw, untouched, ancient form.
same here my brother was into Vikings ... and I am Maronite born but converted to orthodox as when I was born again from God, and I was baptized by the fire by our lord Jesus Christ the true God the God who became flesh and died for our sins I found the word orthodox means (مستقيم الرأي) in Arabic which is no changing of the mind ... and 1000 years the church has never been changed ... In the end it's not like you have to be orthodox to have salvation. But it's important to have a faith that does not change as for instance you have the evangelical who still believe Jews are God's chosen people and believe Jesus will rule here on earth for 1000 years... may God have mercy...the new heretics who are just started denying all the saints... and understanding scripture on ... may God have mercy on us and them ... @@Checkered_Demon00
Amen!
Bless you ☦️
Protect us allmighty against demons lurking in the darkness of the human heart.
For, behold, darkness shall covet the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. Isaiah 60:2 Jesus is the light prophesied, look to him to unshroud the darkness brother.
Music is performed by the world's famous mens choir Yoan Kukuzel and mens choir Ivan Rilski!
There are no musical instruments in use, but the acoustics of the churches.
Massive respects from Albania
Respect from Serbia My Bulgarian Brothers
Ziv mi bio brate srbine Ziveo Pravoslavie!
Peter Tenev Ziveo Pravoslavac Brate Nikad uz Nas Je Bog i Pravoslavna Braca !!!
Respect from România mein Serbien Bulgarien Valahian BigBrotHer!🤞✌💖
Romanian here too peace and only respect brothers
Благодарим.
Respect from Hungary. This is the pure trancendence - somewhere between Heaven and mundane world. Thank you..
Amin. Are you orthodox in Hungary?
Respect from Bulgaria!!
@@akosh8651from Bulgaria!!!
What denomination do you belong to?
Indeed, thank you, God Bless
Θαυμάσιοι οι υμνοι της ορθοδοξίας μας. Αυτές οι ψαλμωδίες όμως είναι απίθανες...Αμήν 🙏🙏 Στέλνω όλον το σεβασμό μου και την αγάπη μου από την Ελλάδα...Αγάπη, Πίστη, Ελπίς.. Κύριε Ελέησον🙏💙🇬🇷
I need a 10 hour version of this. I can't stop listening.
Replay it
On PC right click the video -> Loop
Прелепо браћо драга❣️ Величанствено и мистично 😇 Поздрав из Србије 🇷🇸
Здравейте православни братя и сестри! Желая ви сила с Бога! С обич от България!
So beautiful and so sacred. Hesychiasm form of worship heard right here...felt from the heart and soul. Bless our Bulgarian family. God's blessings be on us all. With all our love to our Bulgarian neighbors from the Greek Orthodox . Amēn. Δόξα σας. 🇧🇬🇬🇷💗
@@saltymember1062 Roman Catholicism is different from Christian Orthodoxy
Peace for all, I am from Ethiopian Orthodox Christian (Origine of Queen of Sheba).
Be strong pray, pray for this world. We should respect 10 commandments.
We should know and follow our hero's St. George life.
No one stops loving our almighty God with his mother.
Look at after 400 years .. Just peaceful life.
When I listen to this hymn, I always think his sacrifices for my life
Which region of Ethiopia you come from
Господ да Ви пази, от всяко зло и да Ви дава сили в тези смутни времена....
Народе българск, славите Бога,ние дадохме на всички славяни вярата в Бога
Христос им я даде чрез нашите свети апостоли братко! Христос Воскресе!
This video and a Russian orthodox chant video I found a few years back were the introduction to orthodoxy for me. As of this Sunday I will be inquiring the faith at a greek orthodox church where I will attend the divine liturgy and attempt to begin a real relationship with the lord. Thank you for uploading this it might be responsible for saving me from this world.
Спаси вас Христос!
I LOVE YOU YOU Follow Jessus I LOVE Jessus to Follow🤣🤣🤣🥰😇💙🥰
Благословляю ваш путь!
I too am in the process of becoming Orthodox. We are so blessed! 🙏
Very similar to me this is my second Sunday attending service it has brought peace to me.
Jesus' Special Forces
:))) someone knows Bulgarians well....glory to Christ!!!!
XD
I particularly like this comment.
The world is protected by them.
Not just the world, but the entire kosmos @@danielreese6185
Everything when I'm meditating on this megaloschemos chants my eyes start crying ..is like I can feel God inside me ,around me ❤
We cannot get any closer to the sound of the Heavenly Liturgy than this.
I can't tell what I feel when I hear this music.But it goes deep inside.....Very special...
These sounds are capable of cleaning the darkest corners of any soul...
Why do you say that?
Healing music and photos ! God bless you , hi from Serbia - Na mnogaja ljeta !!!!
Their prayer robes are works of art!
Orthodox monks look so fucking cool.
Those are armours, this monks are so holy, the demons are always preying on their souls. Thats why their robes are covered in scriptures as protection.
Да живее Великото наше Православие! Бог да пази България! Амин!
Амин!!!!
Амин!
Амин!
@@illiminatorone949 Можно поподробнее?
@Jd Pv Research the truth and you will find your real roots.
For those who are interested, the music (and that of Megaloschemos II and III). seems to be taken from the album Early Chants of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church by Chamber Music Ensemble Kukuzel
Just ordered the album on Amazon
thank you
ahhh yess thank you very much
Това е Херувимската песен.
Thank you! I was searching for it
Потрясающий хор , потрясающее пение !
Как же красиво.
Deep respect and prayer from a roman traditional catholic. From Québec, Canada.
Dominus vobiscum.
1054
Не возможно просто так смотреть без слёз . слёзы сами па себе льються пробирает до костей спаси Бог их наших схимничков и низкий паклон вам и простите нас не достойных молите о нас грешных у Господа Бога прощения ещё раз простите это действительно Высшее .слава Тебе Боже Наш слава Тебе Пресвятая Троица слава Тебе р б Галя головицкая любовью и спасения Вам Божьего ..
So Beautiful and Holy! Love Bulgarian Sacred Music! Respect from a American Convert!
Most beautifull-bulgarian female choir
Welcome my brother! (Greek Orthodox)
Respect from KURDISTAN
The human voice can be so powerful and moving...
Love The Eastern Orthodox Christian Chants so beautiful feel like you're in Heaven
Must see,. DIA. DJ89. ABAGAR QUARTET. TRIO BULGARKA. MARIA DIMITROVA. ISIHIA. PHILIP KOUTEV cHOIR choir ANGELITE. NELI ANDREEVA.
Just makes me feel that it's the REAL THING , so sincere and deep.
OH MY GOD. So Wonderful. Greetings from Ethiopian Orthodox
I hope my question doesn't sound stupid but is there really an orthodox church in Ethiopia?
+Michelle K Yeah, it's one of the oldest.
I had no idea. But that's a great news.
+Beza Gebremedhine Yes Sir. Almost 50% Ethiopian population is OrthodoX Christians. We are the second in the world after Armenia to accept Christianity.
Beza Gebremedhine 50% ? I didn't know. I am also an orthodox :)
Do you prepare for Easter? How do you celebrate it in Ethiopia?
Какая благодать! Спасибо! Храни Господь!
complete peace and harmony from these men of god! bless them for ever!
respect from croatia slavic brothers
Respect from Greece orthodox brothers
🇬🇷☦️❤️
Δόξα τω Θεώ αδελφέ εν Χριστώ!
The divine power expressed in chant. Wonderful... speechless
I'm Muslim and like hearing this music. Thanks for the sharing.
It’s your soul liking it my brother! Come to Christ!
@@speezleventis7475 stop fucking evangelizing
@@yassineszn17 o
If u think that’s proselytizing you got another thing coming! As an orthodox Christian im barred from doing such a thing! Go back into the hole you popped out from and stop assuming! Idiot!
@@speezleventis7475 man i didnt know one phrase can piss off people like you badly
Now go to sleep with your kindergarten insults lmaoooooooo
@@yassineszn17 not trying to be insulting. But your ‘one phrase’ is an accusation! Learn the difference and learn how to show respect!
the faithless are marching ever onward to end Christianity - Lord, give us strength
Fear not my brother! God is with us and our Holy Orthodox Church and Faith cannot be defeated!! Ever!! ☦️
I can't speak for all us faithless, but I for one I sincerely hope for a properous future for the orthodox doctrine and church ☺️
Orthodox brothers unite.
Hugs from Ukraine to my Bulgarian Orthodox brothers
Are you alright? May God protect you and your family!
God bless you and may He be on your side while you are fighting for your land. Amen
Stop destroying churches.Stop exiling and arresting priests.
@@eagledrawing8120 They are destroying and burning churches.
God is not on their side.
❤ Sister Teodora Miteva
Psalms 4:4 "stand in awe and sin not". These voices always bring me to a place of awe at the unfathomable depth of His power. Thank you
И́жє хєрȣві́мы та́йнѡ ̑ѡбразȣ́ющє,
и̑ животворѧ́щєй трои́цѣ трисвѧтȣ́ю пѣ́снь
припѣва́ющє, всѧ́коє ны́нѣ житє́йскоє
ѿложи́мъ попєчє́нїє.
І̑А́кѡ да царѧ̀ всѣ́хъ поди́мємъ,
̑а́г͂гєльскими нєви́димѡ дорѷноси́ма чи́нми.
̑Аллилȣ́їѧ, ̑аллилȣ́їѧ, ̑аллилȣ́їѧ.
We who mystically represent the Cherubim,
and who sing to the life-giving trinity
the thrice-holy hymn*, let us now lay aside all
earthly cares.
That we may receive the King of all,
escorted invisibly by the angelic orders.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
I'm not even a christian but oh God is this amazing.
Taking the Lord's name in vain used to be punishable by death you know.
@@TaiganTundra
I’m glad we’re smart enough to not do this anymore.
@@TaiganTundra If God would approve this, he would be an asshole.... This notion about deadly sins and this interpretation of the 10 commandments is made by human nature, not God imo
@@TaiganTundra “oh god is this amazing” isn’t a insult and not “in vain” 😂
@@TaiganTundraThanks for a prime example of why you're insane.
even as an agnostic this really touches something in the heart. there's something so beautiful about it. so spiritual. you don't need to be religious to feel this
maggy tito I’m agnostic as well and agree
You don't have to believe in something you never saw.... but: You can experience 'GOD' for yourself and after that You don't need faith, Brother
Sht up!!!! Hail Jesús Christ!!!
This is the way Christians feel for Christ!!!!
May God bless you. It touches you because he created us and it's natural for you to want to worship him.
Поздрав из Србије, за моју браћу Бугаре. Живело православље!
Приветствуют и русские.
Поздрав, братя и сестри! Поздрав, браћо и сестре! Привет, братья и сестры!
Жив и здрав.Много радост и щастие, за теб и твоето семейство.
Stefan Mitrovic любим брате лююблим
Хвала Христо Стефане Православље или смрт.Ја сам Бугарин, али и Србин, а да смо једно никад није било спорно.Милутин се моли за све нас.Цела Софија му се клања у Краљевој црква - Цркви Свете недеље
God be magnified, fellow Australian Orthodox Christian here
Bulgaria the Geath!
Привет из православной России!
Ваше пение божественно прекрасно......
Orthodox Christians are the only Christians I respect.
This is beautiful ➕
The way of touching Heaven and our God is so amazing through the Orthodox Hymns. Благодарим ви от цялата си душа! Православието слави нашият Господ!
Horosho Ruskiy, Dobre vecher... Daniela spasibo from indonesie
I'm from turkey,I converted to Christian.Greetings to bulgaria
Greetings and welcome brother!
@@user-kk5sh7vx7x thank you brother ,hallelujah where are you from?
Welcome brother! (Greek Orthodox) ☦️❤️
@@speezleventis7475 hello greek brother! ah ah ah... Hagia Sophia
.I'm so sorry
Unfortunately, it was a big mistake for our ancestors to convert mosques in the past.and now...
every historical-religious building must remain original
Hagia Sophia
[Holy Wisdom
]=JESUS
Math - Cardano God bless you! Not your fault! Praise Christ!!!!
The most epic voices on earth
Blessings and peace from your Roman Catholic brothers in Christ. May we all be one!
Можем да бъдем пак заедно,ако се върнете към православието!
May we all be One, but only when Catholics will be Catholics with all of the power of religion and when Orthodox will reject cesaropapism and return to the Shepherd's fold.
We are one already, in heart ❤️
Józef Grzelak your comment is insulting to the 400 million Orthodox Christians in the world sir. It’s obvious your oblivious to Orthodox Theology and how we the Orthodox Church remain unchanged. Contrarily, the Papist Latin church to which you belong had made major changes to dogmas, faith and even Christology. We will NEVER bow to the Pope, who claims by the way to be infallible. Do I wish for our churches to unite? God willing yes! But only, ONLY if the Latin church accepts the Orthodox Church as the one only Holy Apostolic Catholic faith in Christ. Until then, there will be no union!
@@IooG01 In the book "Christus Vincit" of Archbishop Athanasius Schneider, is the role of the Pope well explained how it should be. Not like the papolatry in our days.
Love you brothers and sisters and mothers in Christ, God is with you.
Orthodox brothers!
Δόξα τω Θεώ! 🇬🇷☦️❤️
Love from🇬🇷
These are monks from mount Athos , there is people from all over the orthodox world there. Greeks, Bulgarians, Serbs, Russians, Ukranians, and even Americans, Australians and other nations that have accepted or are orthodox from long ago.
Before calling them satanists do some real search instead of acting like idiots, these are the most holy people on earth.
махленски таласъм lebanese too
махленски таласъм #ORTHODOXY or VICTORY & DEATH
махленски таласъм Does Orthodox Chants from Bulgaria and Serbia Sound Eerie ?
You forgot to mention Romanians
Indeed, you're right..they are the most holy people on earth. May the HOLY GOD bless them,,AMEN.
Glory to God! Glory to Jesus! May the Most Holy Mother of God save us all!
Fr.Joseph Farooq, with all due respect. Where is it written in the Bible, that the mother of God saves. Please show me where?
@@alexandersushko6211 yes, nowhere does it say that. So deceived. :(
This is à pure music
To help us to go and transcend
I’ve listened to a variety of things but never had music to touch me in such a way.
This wonderfull music is Feng shui 100 % for your soul.
Greetings from Holland, a former Christian country, God bless u!
A former Pagan country you mean. Hail to Mother Earth.
@@ilgrandesjamano1222 gross
😥
Give your LIVE to GOD .........it belong to HIM I love my Orthodox ruts
And Western European countries have to have conscience (and cry) they lost their Orthodox root! The poison came through the Charles the Great's clergy!!!
So sonorous and serene!
Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner.
Who u kill?
God has already forgiven you. Dont beat yourself up
@@hume4552 It is an Orthodox prayer. A comment I found on another video summarizes it quite nice in my opinion:
"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
"What a perfect prayer. Acknowledging the holiness of Christ, the misery of the self, and seeking the mercy of God to bridge the gap."
This is bona fide sacred music, far superior to that recycled rock and roll which passes for Christian music and
played in many churches these days, and I say so as a Christian myself who well knows the difference!
Absolutely... what stunning would be a mass with this, or just gettin into a church for being silent while hearing this and just thinking about the magnifiency of Almighty God
I agree, and in all fairness, there is clearly not nearly enough of that!
Everything is a big joke these days. This what happens when woman and gays run the world . real men is gone...end times are very very near .
@@lionking6622 Bad times make a strong man.
Strong men make good times.
Good times make a weak man.
Weak men make bad times.
@@spacelord782 that's a good one thanks
Respect to these guys ✝️☦️
Bless these holy men and women who dedicate their lives to God. We must remember that God gave each of us His Only Son, Jesus Christ as a sacrifice for each one, individually.. we must seek Him with a sincere heart accepting Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Saviour...
It is like being actually in Valaam Island or Mount Athos....I cannot understand Old Slavonic or even Russian,but the feeling this gives me it is beyond any comprehension,or Understanding! it makes me feel in a place I cannot describe properly,peacefulness and awesomely quiet
this is nothing to do with russian
Няма старославянски, има старобългарски...
@@PifchoBG Я русская и я прекрасно понимаю, что они поют. Болгарский и русский очень похожи.
@@YanaMoscow If i use bulgarian with you, you are not going to understand half of it. So, it may sound similar, but we use words that you do not have in your vocabulary
@@PifchoBG She is right, the chants are in old Bulgarian from medieval times, when Bulgar and Rus were far closer than you think. So the comparison with modern Bulgarian is kinda nonsense when your own grandfathers wouldn't understand half of what you are saying...
Обожнюю чоловічий церковний хор! Вітання болгірії з України!
This chant is very powerful
Schäm dich für deinen Namen.
I do have the right to reconsider.
Absolutely Beautiful.. Kinda makes me tear up. 😢
"Иже херувими тайно образующе, и животворящей Троице трисвятую песнь припевающе, всякое нине житейское отложимъ попечение. Яко да Царя всехъ подимемъ ангельскими невидимо дориносима чинми. Алилуия, Алилуия, Алилуия."
+Ivan Stoyanov Hey Ivan, are you by any chance the one I know from work?..
These (I, II ja III) really saved my day! Thank you so much. This is amazaing beautiful, indeed.
please good people these videos are peace please do not argue amongst your selves these monks and nuns from the schema are angelic please respect them thank you
So chill and relaxing. Thank you❤️
The acoustics of the place they have been recorded in is sublime too.
I am a Muslim and when I listen to this choir I have to think of the return of jesus. we Muslims (especially the Shia Muslims) pray every day for the return of our Messiah Jesus. Oh God let me be alive on this blessed day, let me experience this day when I can see our beloved Jesus when he stands there in his golden robe and invites the believers to the true path, to the path of God.
On this blessed day, Muslims and Christians will be united, we will fight together against the Antichrist and destroy all evil and everyone who does not want to join Jesus on this day, all evil will disappear from this earth and we will have a paradise-like state on earth !
Jesus is also for us muslims, our messiah. We love Jesus so much, he is for us one of the BEST prophets of ALL time !!
We are eagerly waiting for the day of his arrival !
let us all pray every day for the accelerated arrival of our messiah jesus (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
Is he Lord to you?
No, as i say he is one of the *greadest Prophets* for us muslims. We belive in him as oure *messiah* and wait for his return, to kill the *Antichrist*.
As a Muslim it is very importent that we must have knolege about the previus books of God, like the Bible or Thora.
In the Bible jesus call him self many many times a *Prophet* not God and he makes it clear that he is not God and we have to serve God not Jesus.
*TO BE CLEAR I WROTE ALL THIS SO YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT, I DONT WANT ANY DISPUTE ! :)*
*Who is Jesus from the Bible ?*
Jesus says God is GREATER than him *(John 14:28)*
Jesus says he does not know when the Day of Judgment is *(Mark 13:32 & Matthew 24:36)*
Jesus says he CANNOT decide who sets close to him in paradise *(Mark 10:40 and Matthew 20:23)*
Jesus says God only perfect and he is not *(Luke 18:19)*
God says Jesus is His SERVANT *(Matthew 12:18 and Isaiah 42:1)*
Jesus KEPT calling God as "My God" after his death! *(John 20:17)*
Jesus KEPT calling God as "My God" after being in heaves for more than 90 years! *(Revelation 3:12)*
Jesus KEPT receiving what to say to others from God ! *(Revelation 1:1)*
Jesus miracles does not belong to him, it belong to God who sent him! *(Acts 2:22)*
Jesus was the mediator between God and humans *(1 Timothy 2:5)*
Jesus teaching does not belong to him, it belong to God who taught him! *(John 5:30, John 8:28, John 12:49-50, John 8:40 )*
*These verses from the Bible shows that Jesus cannot be GOD or even co-equal to God.*
*Then WHO IS JESUS?*
Jesus is a PROPHET, and here you are the verses from the Bible itself:
Prophets were anointed by God in the sense that they were specially chosen by God for a specific religious mission.
*[1- Psalm 105:15]* "Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
*[2- Acts 4:27]*: …in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed
*Jesus clearly says he is a prophet:*
*[Matthew 13:57]* And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home."
also read *John 4:44*
*The people around him says he is a prophet*
*[John 4:19]* "Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet.
*[Luke 24:19]* "What things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "*He was a prophet*, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
*[John 6:14]* After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, "*Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world*."
*[John 7:40]* On hearing his words, some of the people said, "*Surely this man (Jesus) is the Prophet.*"
*[John 9:17]* Then they turned again to the blind man, "What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened." The man replied, "He is a prophet."
*[Matthew 21:11]* The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, *the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.*"
*What God Almighty says about Jesus ?*
*[Matthew 12:18]* Behold my SERVANT, …
*[Isaiah 42:1]* Behold my SERVANT, …
*Disciples says Jesus is a SERVANT of God*
*[Acts 3:26]* When God raised up His SERVANT
*[Acts 3:13]* The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his SERVANT JESUS?
Las profesias de la virgen de medjugogie dicen lo mismo que dices primero todo el mundo tendra una iluminacion de conciencia y sera la ultima oportunidad en convertirse despues vendra los 3 dias de oscuridad moriran los infieles y herejes los demonios seran expulsados de este mundo despues los humanos haremos una civilizacion completamente fieles a Dios.
milênios de historia e tradições...
Im from the Philippines, Kumusta kapatid sa pananampalataya , isa akong katoliko (How are you brother in Christ, I am a Catholic
Respect from ortodox famili!
Beautiful and Deep !
Absolutely goregeous. Pray for me. Schema-nun Ioan.
Glorious. Thank you
Christ bless all orthodoxy nations.love from NAZARETH.
I'm deeply touched and impressed.
Doamne Iisuse Hristoase Fiul Lui Dumnezeu pentru rugăciunile Preasfintei Tale Maicii miluiește pe noi păcătoși robii Tăi ! Salutare tuturor celor Ortodocși din România ! ❤ ☦️🛐❤ ☦️🛐😇❤☦️🛐😇❤ Salutari tuturor ORTODOCȘILOR DIN ÎNTREAGA LUME !
LORD JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD,HAVE MERCY!
There’s an Appalachian Orthodox Church in Appalachia you can see on UA-cam. It’s easy of Charleston in West Virginia. Been there for 200 years
Молитвенники за грешных нас,недостойных.Молите бога о нас!
Комментарий. Хороший, но почему слово Бога с маленькой буквы, исправляйтесь....
Beautiful ❤️
Wonderful!
THANK YOU 🙏🏽
Sou ateu...mas sinto uma paz tão profunda que me eleva.
The Orthodox drip is something else. The guys look like they are straight outa WH40k.
Blessing to you ♥️✨✨♥✨✨♥✨✨♥✨♥️✨♥️✨♥️
just wonderful
Amazing!!!
C nami Bog!
Bulgaria was 500 years under Turkish invaders and where slaved by them, the monks of the orthodox churches where ether executed or needed to wear black cloats, many of them where hiding under ground and building churches underground but in generall a collor should not be judged, and if someone is judging people by what they wear and makes conclusions that they are satanic just because they are wearing black as tradision sience 500-1000 years ago is a fool in my opinion, rather meet them in person and talk with them about the holy book to make a real opinion.
you must be joking
If Christian population was calm, and loyal to the Ottoman occupying force, Ottoman Empire tolerated the Church and it's modest work, if the Christian population rebelled in any way, the Turks would terrorize the Orthodox Church.
+thegaladrim dear fellow, there are many speculations and theories on what gods and deities the proto-Bulgars (or Slavic tribes as a matter of fact) worshiped or what language or Hunish background they had. The truth is that Bulgarians copied and completely adopted Greek culture and religion during that first Empire and even though they fought long bloody wars with their neighbors, mostly nonstop with the Hungarians (Magyars) invasions and every nomadic tribe of the north, they also had many years of peace, economic trade and cultural prosperity with Constantinople where many times Bulgarians and Greeks were strong allies and at others worst of enemies. As fare as rape and pillaging goes, the Byzantine Christian armies were not exactly flying on the wings of the Holy Ghost and nether were the Forth Crusaders that sacked Constantinople. The Turkish invasion of the Balkans was not exactly a cultural or spiritual, or economic uplifting, on the contrary it was a cultural death blow with a steady decline in population. This 500 years of Ottoman Caliphate rule can not be compared to the Byzantine 170 year rule of Bulgaria after Basil II by which culturally nothing changed, we have the same religion, governmental structure and so on. The literacy education in Bulgaria at that time was about the same as that in Byzantium more or less at 30% which was way better than the education of the Turks at the beginning of the 19th century. The Turks got along well with the neighbors trough Islamic subjugation or by the Yatagan sword. One has to only look at the population growth of Bulgaria or Greece or the Balkans in general to see that it was not exactly thriving, neither was education, or prosperity and people lived in mud houses which still survive as barns in the country side. Compare that to the Turkish population now, it is actually larger than all former conquered nations on the Balkans put together. While the Turks tolerated Christians and Jews, the relationship was that of the master tolerating the dhimmis. Modest Churches were allowed to build only in specific areas with strict specifications on hight and room capacity and no bells were allowed to ring, some monasteries that had been build high in the mountains and had no influence were allowed to be operational, in general small chapels were created underground or in natural caves out of site, invisible because the superiority of Islam had to be visible and underlined at all times and Christians had to know their place. So maybe people were not dragging chains, but the harems were overflowing with blond blue eyed women which did not exactly get there at free will. Not to mention that the Jizya tax if not payed in some places was enforced by Islamization, in others it was politically forgiven, and in other regions if not payed, it was replaced with the blood tax, so the Janissary armies always had fresh replacements. Your second rate citizenship was evident on the color and stile of clothing or your ability to testify or have a claim in muslim court. Not until the 19th century and the decline of the Ottomans and the inner collapse of the Caliphate's infrastructure ( The sick man of Europe) can we talk about the Bulgarian National and Christian Revival, especially after the Greek revolt in 1821. While things were still bad, and atrocities continued, they were comparably much loose than a century before. It is at that time that the Church St. Stephen was build in 1898 allowed by Sultan Abdulaziz with his royal decree for Bulgarian Exarchate in 1870, Bulgaria got its full independence in 1878, after the Russo-Turkish war. A bit too late don't you think? If you believe that such thing was possible a century earlier it would have been done. I am not sure whats your nationality but Every Greek that I know hates the Turks with a passion that surpasses any faded Bulgarian animosity towards the Turks. And just to keep in mind that Turks are one of the few nations that knows how to get along with their neighbors, a good example for that is the genocide against Armenians and Kurds. So we hope that the Turkish neighbors have stopped getting along with others with such good deeds. Since then, Turkey has come a long way and is the most secular Islamic nation, but still has along way to go as fare as human rights and ethnic tolerance the Arabs and Kurds are not exactly loved much. And by the way not sure of how true it is but I hear that many Greeks that take a vacation to Istanbul take a special delight when visiting Hagia Sophia to spit on the grave of The Doge of Venice Enrico Dandolo. Guess Greeks have a lot to be mad fore at everybody.
Вие съзнавате ли какви глупости пишете?' "Българите били копирали всичко от гърците" чувайте се! И двата народа са се допълвали културно , в различни периоди от средновековието.
Dont worry, it's pretty common for turks to simply choose to believe that they were never in the wrong. It has been happening for such a long time now.