Around the year 1150 the Bogomils were repeatedly condemned and persecuted by Emperor Manuel Komnenos without any apparent effect. The Bogomils spread west from the Balkans (Bosnia and Servia) into western Europe, where they became identified with the [[Cathar]]s. The Bogomils were the connecting link between the “heretical” sects of the East and those of the West. | Around the year 1150 the Bogomils were repeatedly condemned and persecuted by Emperor Manuel Komnenos without any apparent effect. The Bogomils spread west from the Balkans (Bosnia and Servia) into western Europe, where they became identified with the [[Cathar]]s. The Bogomils were the connecting link between the “heretical” sects of the East and those of the West. |