THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE DONOR ATANAS BLIZNAKOV IN THE MONOGRAPHS OF SLAVE KATIN One winter during Epiphany a huge number of migrant workers from America, Canada and Australia came to D’mbeni. The snow was up to people’s knees, but the weather was unusually warm and mild for that time of year. A group of men sitting in front of the church, not far from the puddle, were cheerful and jovial; enjoying some D’mbeni brandy. “I am going to give a ...

THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE DONOR ATANAS BLIZNAKOV IN THE MONOGRAPHS OF SLAVE KATIN Each year a fair was held in the monastery, St. Petka, which attracted people from all the surrounding villages (Kosinec, Holy Sunday and Cetirok). This monastery was in a very nice location. The monks who lived and worked there took care of the monastery and its property. A few kilometers from D’mbeni there was another church named St. Nikola. Today this small ...