Dorotheus of Bulgaria explained

Dorotheus of Bulgaria
Patriarch of Bulgaria
Church:Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Enthroned:1300
Ended:c. 1315
Predecessor:Joachim III
Successor:Romanus
Nationality:Bulgarian
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church

Dorotheus (Bulgarian: Доротей) was a Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the beginning of the 14th century. His name is known only from the medieval Book of Boril where he is listed as the seventh Patriarch presiding over the Bulgarian Church from Tarnovo, the capital of the Bulgarian Empire.[1] Dorotheus led the Bulgarian Church during the reign of Emperor Theodore Svetoslav (r. 1300–1321), who had his predecessor Patriarch Joachim III executed for treason in 1300.

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  1. 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.