Prior Rumen Ralchev (L) and Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov (R) conferred on the freshly launched project. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (Sofia Photo Agency)
Bulgaria's Knights Templar Order has launched a project on Tuesday for the research of the Order's presence in the Bulgarian lands.
The famous Bulgarian archaeologist Professor Nikolay Ovcharov will lead the research, named "Following the steps of the Knights Templar in Bulgaria".
The projects was launched with the support of the Bulgarian Priory and the goal is to gather as much historical facts and evidence as possible for knights' presence in the Bulgarian lands.
Ovharov and his team will make research in the area of the Danube town of Russe from April 20 to April 22. In the area around the town archaeologists have found stone crosses similar to the templars' ones. This is another evidence that Bulgaria was indeed one of the most important countries in the antiquity, according to specialists.
There are eight Commandaries with more than 130 members in Bulgaria.