THE PARISH AS A FAMILY: THE BULGARIAN CHURCH COMMUNITY IN GENEVA Cover Image

ЕНОРИЯТА КАТО ЕДНО СЕМЕЙСТВО: БЪЛГАРСКАТА ЦЪРКОВНА ОБЩИНА В ЖЕНЕВА
THE PARISH AS A FAMILY: THE BULGARIAN CHURCH COMMUNITY IN GENEVA

Author(s): Sandra Kerelezova
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Sociology, Ethnohistory, Social history, Modern Age, Theology and Religion, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ
Keywords: Bulgarian church community; parish life; social initiatives;

Summary/Abstract: The text presents the Bulgarian church community “Nativity of the Vir-gin Mary” in Geneva, which is part of the Western and Central European Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It contains thoughts shared by Bulgarians participating actively in the development of the newly-created church community. The article focuses on different aspects of parish life: church services, social initiatives, educational activities, etc. It also exam-ines the question of how restrictive measures during a pandemic affect a young church community.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 149-159
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian
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