What is "blagovest"

Blagovest (masculine form), Blagovesta (feminine form) (Благовест, Благовеста) is a name often found in Bulgaria. Its meaning is "person who brings kind news".

The name may refer to:

• Blagovest Sendov, Bulgarian mathematician and politician
• Blagovest Stoyanov, Bulgarian Olympic medalist

The blagovest is a type of peal in Russian Orthodox bell ringing. Its name means Annunciation or Good News, and is the call to prayer rung before the beginning of divine services, as well as during the services. The rules of ringing and the bell used are specified by the rules of the Orthodox divine liturgy.

The blagovest consists of the ringing of a single bell.

A blagovest is rung with a large bell, therefore the category of large bells are called blagovestniks.

Blagovest may refer to:

• Blagovest (name), a Bulgarian first name
• Blagovest, a type of peal in Russian Orthodox bell ringing.
• Blagovest (news agency), Russia
• Blagovest (real estate), one of the top real estate agencies in Kyiv, Ukraine
• Blagovest, a book of teaching of Nikolai Ilyin, founder a Russian Yehowist religious movement
• Blagovest, a journal published by Vladimir Purishkevich