All About the Birman Cat Birman cats, also called Holy Birman or Sacred Birman, are a long-haired breed of cat with bright blue eyes, and color-point coloration.

The birman cat is also known as the Sacred Cat of Burma, thanks to its origins as a temple cat in the southeast Asian country now known as Myanmar. The temple cats were believed to hold the souls ...

The Birman, revered as the 'Sacred Cat of Burma' for its stunning long-haired coat and distinctive colour-points, is also on the vet's list, though not because of their attractive deep blue eyes ...

Dear UrbanAnimalThe history of this breed remains somewhat a mystery but it’s known that it was favoured by the Kittah priests in Burma where it was kept as a sacred companion animal. The priests’ ...

The kittahs forever guarded and revered each of their sacred cats. Their descendants, known as Birman cats, look today just as Sinh did when he was transformed.

This breed is named the Sacred Birman as it is thought to have been brought to Europe by travellers in the early 1900s from a temple in Burma. It is a majestic cat with dark points, white gloves ...