Ohrid Literary School

Codex Assemanius, an early example of Old Slavonic text written in Glagolitic script, may have been created in the Ohrid Literary School

The Ohrid Literary School was one of the two major cultural centres of the First Bulgarian Empire, along with the Preslav Literary School (Pliska Literary School).^[1] The school was established in Ohrid (nowadays Republic of Macedonia) in 886 by Saint Clement of Ohrid on the order of Boris I of Bulgaria simultaneously or shortly after the establishment of the Preslav Literary School. After Clement was ordained bishop of Drembica (Velika) in 893, the position of head of the school was assumed by Naum of Preslav. The Ohrid Literary School used the Glagolitic alphabet from its establishment until the 12th century and Cyrillic from the end of the 9th century onwards.

References

↑ Steven Runciman, A history of the First Bulgarian Empire, Appendix IX - The Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets, (G. Bell & Sons, London 1930)

See also

Topics on the Bulgarian Empire

State

Military

Culture

Origin

States

First Bulgarian Empire (681–1018)
Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396/1422)

De facto independent Bulgarian states from the Second Empire

Tsardom of Vidin (1371–1396/1422)
Despotate of Dobruja (Principality of Karvuna) (1337/1346–1413)

Administration

Aristocracy • Great Boyar Council • Council of Preslav
Capitals: Pliska (681–893) • Preslav (893–972) • Skopje (972–992) • Ohrid (992–1018) • Tarnovo (1185–1393) • Nicopolis (1393–1396) • Vidin (1393–1396)

Important rulers

First Bulgarian Empire

Asparukh • Tervel • Krum • Omurtag • Boris I • Simeon I • Peter I • Samuel

Second Bulgarian Empire

Ivan Asen I • Kaloyan • Ivan Asen II • Constantine I • Michael Shishman • Ivan Alexander

Economy

Bulgarian coinage
Bulgarian economy

Conflicts

Major battles

First Bulgarian Empire

Battle of Ongal • Siege of Constantinople • Battle of Marcellae • Battle of Pliska • Battle of Southern Buh • Battle of Achelous • Battle of the Gates of Trajan • Battle of Kleidion • Battle of Dyrrhachium

Second Bulgarian Empire

Battle of Tryavna • Battle of Adrianople • Battle of Klokotnitsa • Battle of Skafida • Battle of Velbazhd • Battle of Rusokastro • Battle of Chernomen • Siege of Tarnovo • Battle of Nicopolis

Major uprisings

Literature

Prominent writers and scholars:
Saint Naum • Clement of Ohrid • Chernorizets Hrabar • Constantine of Preslav • John Exarch • Evtimiy of Tarnovo • Gregory Tsamblak

Art and architecture

Famous examples:
Madara Rider • Great Basilica • Round Church • Holy Forty Martyrs Church • Boyana Church • Tsarevets • Baba Vida • Cherven

Religion

Portal

Coordinates: 41°06′45″N 20°47′27″E / 41.1125°N 20.7909°E / 41.1125; 20.7909

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