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Pentagram 2017 4 English

‘Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood under the Sign of Love’. Under that motto a congress took place in May 2017, in St. Félix Lauragais (France). This conference, organized by the Bulgarian scholar Damyan Popchristov and the association ‘Bulgarians in the Pays d’Autan’, wanted to contrib- ute to a spiritual unification of Europe “from a historical and spiritual perspective.” The underlying motive was the mission of Nikètas in 1167, now 850 years ago. The purpose was to investigate how the crucial Bo- gomil-Cathar synod over which Nikètas presided, could promote a similar ‘convivencia’ in our modern age. The various texts bore the character of testimonies, while the meeting itself instigated a great impulse. The participants experienced that the pure and intelligent Christianity of the Spirit is still internationally active. It is spiritually very much alive in a time in which our society changes drastically. And again, the Occitan region is the scene of action. The ‘Council of the Cathars’ in 1167 was led by Nikètas, patriarch of the seven churches of Asia. During this synod – with the allure of a great me- dieval knight and damsel meeting – tens of the sons and daughters of the

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