Here in Serbia, St. Prokopius is considered the patron saint of beekeepers, so they pray for healthy beehives here as well. I am interested in whether the Bulgarians celebrate the same saint or have another?
In our country, beekeepers honor Saint Charalampius, today he is specially served in many churches. It is interesting that Saint Procopius is with you - apparently every nation has its own patron saint of beehives. Thanks for sharing, Anna.
In Argentina, the most famous people after Svetog Haralampi, као and Бугари. Занимљиво како се свети Прокопије задржао код Срба за кошнице. Хвала на тексту, данас Лу поменути and и наше пчеле на молитви.
Here in the Republic of Srpska, Saint Prokopius is also the patron saint of beekeepers, so this morning after the Liturgy we went to bless the beehives in a village near Banja Luka. Interestingly, does the Bulgarian church celebrate another saint or is it still the same?
Yes, Rositsa, St. Charalampius is also revered by beekeepers here in Ruse - last year I went to the service in "St. Troitsa" and saw how they brought honey from the new beehives for blessing. I wonder if St. Procopius is also honored with some specific custom among the Serbs, such as with wax or pies? Thank you for the clarification.
Yes, Rositsa, I have also heard that St. Charalampius is more popular in our country among beekeepers. It's interesting how each nation chooses its patron saint - isn't St. Procopius among the Serbs connected to some miracle with bees? Thanks for the clarification.
What you say is interesting, Carlos. Here in Seville, many beekeepers also pray to Saint Procopio, although I always ask Saint Haralambos because he is the one who has accompanied me the most since I was a child. Do you have your own hives or are you going to visit a neighbor's today?
Here in Banja Luka and the surrounding area, Saint Procopius is the same, just as you said. This morning, after the Liturgy, we were at the beehives near Piskavica, the priest read a prayer and sprinkled them. I am interested, do your beekeepers carry the icon of St. Procopius on their hives or just blessings?
Yes, Vasile, St. Charalampius is really more famous here - in Burgas, many beekeepers light a candle for him on February 10. I don't know a specific miracle about St. Procopius among the Serbs with the bees, it might be from some local icon or life. How did you hear about him?
Yes, in Burgas many beekeepers light a candle to St. Charalampius, I have seen it in our church as well. I heard about St. Procopius among the Serbs from a familiar beekeeper from Nis, who said that in their area there is an old icon where the saint protects the hives from diseases. Are you a beekeeper yourself, or just interested in the topic?
Yes, and in our church in Veliko Tarnovo, the beekeepers come for St. Haralampius, especially before they take the hives to the field. I didn't know about St. Procopius from Nis, interesting - the old icon sounds like something worth seeing. Do you have bees yourself, or do you only hear from your acquaintances?
