The Eastern
orthodox religion is professed by 88.6% of the
population. 9.98% professes other Christian
religions such as Catholicism and Protestantism.
Muslims are 1.43% of the residents of the town.
Borunska Church
In the Borunska church there was once a stone inscription according to which the church had been built in the time of Mihail-Asen’s ruling. During the Turkish occupation it had been destroyed and then rebuilt in 1818 by the order of chorbadji Tseko. However in 1828 the Turkish destroyed it again in order to use the stone material to secure “Kaleto” against the nearing Russian armies. The inscribed stone had been buried exactly then. There’s a copy of the inscription from 1823 taken by the clerk Danail Parvanov. It had been preserved into a gospel book for a long time but it was then lost.
Borunska Church was one of the first monastery schools in the Vidin diocese. Some of the icons in the church were painted by artists, representatives of the Debar Art School. Nestor Traykov painted several icons including the icon of the Virgin, signed 'From the hand of Nestor Traykov, Debrali, 1886'. The icon 'Sweet Loving Virgin' (37 x 49 cm) was signed 'From the hand of D. [Dicho] Zograph of Debar, the country, the village of Tresonche' is dated to 1861 and is kept in the church.
St Nikola Church was restored in 1885. Since 1975 it is declared a cultural monument. In 2006, it was renovated after a project of Lom Municipality financed by the Beautiful Bulgaria Programme.
Borunska Church
In the Borunska church there was once a stone inscription according to which the church had been built in the time of Mihail-Asen’s ruling. During the Turkish occupation it had been destroyed and then rebuilt in 1818 by the order of chorbadji Tseko. However in 1828 the Turkish destroyed it again in order to use the stone material to secure “Kaleto” against the nearing Russian armies. The inscribed stone had been buried exactly then. There’s a copy of the inscription from 1823 taken by the clerk Danail Parvanov. It had been preserved into a gospel book for a long time but it was then lost.
Borunska Church was one of the first monastery schools in the Vidin diocese. Some of the icons in the church were painted by artists, representatives of the Debar Art School. Nestor Traykov painted several icons including the icon of the Virgin, signed 'From the hand of Nestor Traykov, Debrali, 1886'. The icon 'Sweet Loving Virgin' (37 x 49 cm) was signed 'From the hand of D. [Dicho] Zograph of Debar, the country, the village of Tresonche' is dated to 1861 and is kept in the church.
St Nikola Church was restored in 1885. Since 1975 it is declared a cultural monument. In 2006, it was renovated after a project of Lom Municipality financed by the Beautiful Bulgaria Programme.
The "Uspenie
Bogorodichno" church is the largest in the
city. Its construction began in 1863, but was
stopped by the local Turkish authorities.
Immediately after the Liberation local people
created the "Committee for the perfecting of the
church." Rich and influential citizens of the town
(aka Lomchani) raised money again to erect the
temple and in the years 1894-97.the church was
ready. It was solemnly consecrated in the summer of
1906.The "Uspenie Bogorodichno" church is an
architectural monument since 1974.
“St. Nikola the New” church, "Kreisky church"
In 1832 Chorbadji Tseko obtainеd а decree to build a new church in Lom. Cultural revival of the city in 1856 that brought to Lom citizens another benefit of historical importance - September 30st for the first time two church bells from “Kreyski church” carry their ring over the town. This event had profound a deeply symbolic meaning, the Bulgarian spirit and national identity in Lom could be openly demonstrated. The two bells weighed "120 oki" and were delivered by Vidin trader for the prize of 4000 pennies that were hard to collect. Their ringing annoyed the Turks in the city. On July 20, 1857 (Ilinden), which then coincided with Bayram, a fanatical armed mob burst into the church yard, destroyed the belfry and carried the bells away to the Konak for desecration. After this incident, the authorities did not allow the Bulgarians to raise belfries and bells in their churches and were no church bells in Lom until the Liberation.
“St. Nikola the New” church, "Kreisky church"
In 1832 Chorbadji Tseko obtainеd а decree to build a new church in Lom. Cultural revival of the city in 1856 that brought to Lom citizens another benefit of historical importance - September 30st for the first time two church bells from “Kreyski church” carry their ring over the town. This event had profound a deeply symbolic meaning, the Bulgarian spirit and national identity in Lom could be openly demonstrated. The two bells weighed "120 oki" and were delivered by Vidin trader for the prize of 4000 pennies that were hard to collect. Their ringing annoyed the Turks in the city. On July 20, 1857 (Ilinden), which then coincided with Bayram, a fanatical armed mob burst into the church yard, destroyed the belfry and carried the bells away to the Konak for desecration. After this incident, the authorities did not allow the Bulgarians to raise belfries and bells in their churches and were no church bells in Lom until the Liberation.