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Cyril Konstantin Markov Konstantinov

1901 – 1971

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Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch. Born Konstantin Markov, he was the first Patriarch of the restored Bulgarian Patriarchate. He adopted his religious name of Cyril December 30, 1923 and became Metropolitan of Plovdiv in 1938. On May 1953 he was elected Patriarch of Bulgaria, holding the position until his death. He was an defender of Bulgarian Jews during Nazism and he avoided the deportation of many of them.

Name
Cyril Konstantin Markov Konstantinov
Locality
Plovdiv, Obshtina Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Born
3 ianuarie 1901
Died
7 martie 1971
Age
70 years
From
Sofia, Stolichna Obshtina, Sofia-grad, Bulgaria
Location
Bachkovo Monastery ↗
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52736

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Cemetery
Bachkovo Monastery
Locality
Plovdiv, Obshtina Plovdiv
Country
Bulgaria
Public figure
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