Stefan I of Bulgaria explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Holiness
Stefan I
Bulgarian Exarch and Metropolitan of Sofia
Church:Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian Exarchate)
See:Sofia
Enthroned:21 January 1945
Ended:6 September 1948
Predecessor:Neophyte of Vidin
Successor:Mihail of Dorostol
Birth Name:Stoyan Popgeorgiev Shokov
Birth Date:19 September 1878
Birth Place:Shiroka Laka, Ottoman Empire
Death Place:Banya, Bulgaria
Buried:Bachkovo Monastery
Nationality:Bulgarian
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church
Residence:Sofia, Bulgaria

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bar-Zohar, Michael . Beyond Hitler's Grasp. The Heroic Rescue of Bulgaria's Jews. Adams Media Corporation . Massachusetts . 1998 . 1580620604 . Michael Bar-Zohar.
  2. http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4067701 Popgueorguiev, Stoyan (Metropolitan Stefan) The Righteous Among The Nations, Popgueorguiev, Stoyan (Metropolitan Stefan)
  3. Book: Acović, Dragomir. Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. 2012. Belgrade. Službeni Glasnik. 599.