### [2026-10-3](/feed/2026/10/3/index.md)

##### Samuel
# The remains of Samuel, the former Bulgarian tsar during the First Bulgarian Empire who died in 1014, return to Bulgaria following decades of negotiation with Greece. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/greece-bulgaria-medieval-ruler-remains-czar-samuel-5acf2293fc67336678ad04035a3f0698)
2. [Orthodox Times](https://orthodoxtimes.com/remains-of-tsar-samuel-return-to-bulgaria-after-more-than-a-millennium/)

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