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Baba Vanga's church to be commemorated

Mon, Oct 12 2009 15:38 CET byNick Iliev 936 Views
Baba Vanga's church to be commemorated

Photo: Julia Lazarova

The Vanga Foundation will commemorate the 15th anniversary of the opening of St Petka Bulgarska church in the village of Roupite on October 14, Bulgarian news agency (BTA) reported on October 12 2009. The church was built with the financial assistance from the deceased blind clairvoyant, Baba Vanga.

The service will be held at noon, led by academic Svetlin Roussev, and following that, a large cross 35 by 15 metres will be consecrated. The cross itself is in the courtyard of the church where Baba Vanga's remains are buried, the report said.

The St Petka Bulgarska church was built at the request of Baba Vanga, who died on August 11 1996. The Vanga Foundation later started the construction of a monastery near the church, as Vanga herself wanted.

The blind Bulgarian clairvoyant died in 1996 at the age of 84. According to legend, Vanga lost her eyesight as a child during a wind storm; she said that it was at that point that she received her amazing gift. As her reputation spread nationwide, many people travelled to consult Vanga and hear her prophecies. Some compare her skills to those of Nostradamus.

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