- Ilarion Makariopolski
Ilarion Makariopolski ( _bg. Иларион Макариополски), born Stoyan Stoyanov Mihaylovski (Стоян Стоянов Михайловски) (1812–1875) was a 19th-century
Bulgaria n cleric and one of the leaders of the struggle for an autonomous Bulgarian church.Born in Elena in 1812 in a prominent Bulgarian family, Mihaylovski received a substantial schooling for the period, initially in his native town and later at the Greek school in
Arbanasi . He became a monk in theHilandar Monastery onMount Athos in 1832 and continued his education at the school of noted Greek enlightenerTheophilos Kairis on the island ofAndros , later studying for two years at a famous high school inAthens . A close friend ofGeorgi Rakovski , Ilarion Makariopolski took an active part in the Macedonian revolutionary society. Since 1844 he guided the Bulgarian church struggle fromConstantinople together withNeofit Bozveli , and was exiled to Mount Athos between 1845 and 1850.On
3 April 1860 , during the so-calledEaster Action or Bulgarian Easter Makariopolski intentionally did not mention the name of thePatriarch of Constantinople , which, according to thecanon law , is an act of throwing off his authority. A decision of the Patriarchate sent Makariopolski back to Mount Athos into exile in 1861–1864 together with the bishops that supported him,Avksentiy Veleshki (Auxentius of Veles) andPaisiy Plovdivski (Paisius ofPlovdiv ).After the autonomous
national church of the Bulgarians, theBulgarian Exarchate , was ultimately founded in 1870, Makariopolski was a member of the Provisional Mixed Exarchic Council and of the firstSynod . Since 1872 he was Metropolitan ofTarnovo , and died in Constantinople on4 June 1875 . He was buried in the yard of theBulgarian St Stephen Church in the city.Ilarion Ridge inBreznik Heights onGreenwich Island in theSouth Shetland Islands ,Antarctica is named for Ilarion Makariopolski.
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