Restoration of the Bulgarian Patriarchate

10/5/2010

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On 10 May, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the anniversary of the restoration of the Bulgarian Patriarchate, whose existence is terminated at the end of XIV century in Bulgaria fell under five centuries of Ottoman rule.

Early Renaissance era begin targeted action by the Bulgarian church leaders to restore the Bulgarian Patriarchate. Are required years of effort to make a gradual revival that ideal. The first step towards which is the formation in 1870 of the Bulgarian Exarchate established in Istanbul.

After the Second World War in Bulgaria was created opportunity for the rest headed for 30 years without regular primate Bulgarian Exarchate. With the assistance of nurses Orthodox churches (especially Russian) on February 22, 1945 is lifted schism, which prevents normal decades mezhdutsarkovni links Exarchate. Special tomos autocephalous Patriarchate recognized the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

In 1950 was made Statute of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, whose Art. 1 “self-governing Bulgarian Orthodox Church is called” Patriarchy “.

At its meeting on January 3, 1953 the Holy Synod of Bulgarian Orthodox Church decided to convene on May 8, the village of Church People’s Assembly, to restore the dignity of the patriarchal church home and to choose the primate, Patriarch.

For this large church ceremony in Sofia National delegations arrived the following Orthodox Churches: Russian, headed by Leningrad (St Petersburg) and Novgorod Archbishop Gregory, Romania, headed by Patriarch Justinian; Poland, headed by Archbishop Primate Makarii; Czechoslovak led by Primate Archbishop Elefteriy. In the ceremony participated by representatives or by telegrafski and written more privestviya Alexandria, Antioch, Ierusalimskata, Georgian, Serbian and Eladskata churches.

Convened under the Charter Third Church People’s Assembly (8-10 May) restores patriarchal status of the Bulgarian Church and on May 10 elected His Eminence Metropolitan Kirill St. Plovdiv, deputy chairman of the Holy Synod and Chairman of the council for Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan Sofia.

Intronizatsiyata stanava immediately after the election in the Patriarchal Cathedral church-monument “St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral in the presence of representatives of government and cultural society, foreign delegations and multiple religious people.

Novovazstanovenata Bulgarian Patriarchate was recognized by all Orthodox churches. Her living primate establish contact with them through mutual bratolyubivi messages and visits. With its parvosvetitelska, religious and educational, pastoral and mining research, he is very famous in the Christian world, the general cultural circles at home and abroad. Grew prestige of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church as one inoslavnite and Christian churches and organizations, and among the world community.

After the blessed death of Patriarch Cyril sveteyshiya (March 7, 1971) became his worthy replacement ninezdravstvashtiyat Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim and Metropolitan of Sofia.

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