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Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Demetrius (Church Slavonic: Димитрїи Блъгарьскъ Bulgarian: Димитрий Български) was the second Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the first one to have been recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[1] as a result of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Treaty of 927, which affirmed the Bulgarian victory in the War of 913–927 against the Byzantine Empire.[2] Demetrius headed the Bulgarian Patriarchate in the first years of the reign of emperor Peter I (r. 927–969).
Demetrius of Bulgaria | |
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Patriarch of Bulgaria | |
Native name | Димитрїи Блъгарьскъ |
Church | Bulgarian Orthodox Church |
Installed | c. 927 |
Term ended | c. 930 |
Predecessor | Leontius |
Successor | Sergius |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Demetrius was mentioned as the second Patriarch of Bulgaria in the Book of Boril, written in 1211. It is likely that Demetrius resided in the city of Drastar on the river Danube rather than in the capital of the Bulgarian Empire Preslav. He was succeeded by Sergius.[3]
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