Basil II of Bulgaria explained

Basil II of Bulgaria
Patriarch of Bulgaria
Church:Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Enthroned:c. 1246
Ended:c. 1263
Predecessor:Joachim I
Successor:Joachim II
Nationality:Bulgarian
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church

Basil II (Bulgarian: Василий) was a Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the mid 13th century. His name is known only from the medieval Book of Boril where he is listed as the second Patriarch presiding over the Bulgarian Church from Tarnovo, the capital of the Bulgarian Empire.[1] [2] Basil II lead the Church in a period of crisis for the Bulgarian state after the demise of the successful Emperor Ivan Asen II (r. 1218–1241).

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Notes and References

  1. Big Encyclopaedia Bulgaria. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, p. 2155
  2. Web site: Patriarchs of Tarnovo. Official site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Bulgarian. 14 June 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325151304/http://bg-patriarshia.bg/index.php?file=tarnovo_patriarchs.xml. 25 March 2016.