On September 17, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors the Holy Martyr Sophia and her daughters Vyara, Nadezhda and Lyubov (Faith, Hope and Love).
The legend has it that in the 1st century, Sophia and her daughters were subjected to terrible torture by Emperor Hadrian in Rome for professing Christianity and died a martyr's death.
"Their death becomes the center of eternal life and this refers to the other meaning of the holiday - which is wisdom. It is believed that the wisdom of God is one of the names of the Son of God - Christ himself", priest Sava Kukudev of the church "St. Sophia" said.
The name of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, which marks its holiday today, is directly related to the history of the church of the same name.
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