152 years since the death of Vasil Levski
On the day of the 152nd anniversary of the death of Vasil Levski, representatives of the leadership and staff of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences paid tribute to the personality and work of the Apostle of Freedom. A wreath and flowers were laid at the monument of Vasil Levski in Sofia.
With the Axion estin (Dostoyno est) hymn of the Holy Mother – the favorite hymn of Deacon Vasil Kunchev, a procession from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences to the monument was started. The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov led the procession with an icon of the Theotokos connected to the famous miraculous icon located on Mount Athos. According to him, it was namely the Holy Mother of God Dostoyno est who had been the Apostle’s patroness.
Thanks to Levski today we are free, proud and people with a future, said the Vice-President and added that Vasil Levski was one of the angels in the flesh, sent by God to guide us and set an example in our lives.
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has been associated with the Apostle since the period of its establishment – he is one of the donors at the founding of the Bulgarian Learned Society in 1869 whose successor is the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
