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Stefan I was a Bulgarian prelate. He was elected Metropolitan of Sofia in 1922 and, from 1945, also served as Exarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. He actively contributed to the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews in World War II.[1][2] He was awarded Order of the White Eagle and other decorations.[3]
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Stefan I | |
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Bulgarian Exarch and Metropolitan of Sofia | |
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Church | Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian Exarchate) |
See | Sofia |
Installed | 21 January 1945 |
Term ended | 6 September 1948 |
Predecessor | Neophyte of Vidin |
Successor | Mihail of Dorostol |
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Born | Stoyan Popgeorgiev Shokov 19 September 1878 |
Died | 12 May 1957 78) Banya, Bulgaria | (aged
Buried | Bachkovo Monastery |
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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