Leo II Mung
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Leo II Mung was the Archbishop of Ochrid from 1108-1120.
During this time Bulgaria was under the rule of the Byzantine Empire
and often attacked by Pechenegs and other barbarian tribes.
Leo commissioned the making of a famous icon of the Virgin.
During this time Bulgaria was under the rule of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
and often attacked by Pechenegs and other barbarian tribes.
Leo commissioned the making of a famous icon of the Virgin.