Patriarch Cyril of Bulgaria

Patriarch Cyril of Bulgaria

Patriarch Cyril ( _bg. Патриарх Кирил) (January 3, 1901 - March 7, 1971), born Konstantin Markov ( _bg. Константин Марков), was the first Patriarch of the restored Bulgarian Patriarchate.

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, he adopted his religious name of Cyril in the St Nedelya Church on December 30, 1923 and became Metropolitan of Plovdiv in 1938. On May 10, 1953 Cyril was elected Patriach of Bulgaria, holding the position until his death.

Cyril was buried in the main church of the Bachkovo Monastery, 89 kilometres from Sofia.


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