RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cyril of Bulgaria

1901 - 1971

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Patriarch Cyril (Bulgarian: Патриарх Кирил; secular name Konstantin Markov Konstantinov [Bulgarian: Константин Марков Константинов]; January 3, 1901 – March 7, 1971) was the first Patriarch of the restored Bulgarian Patriarchate. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a family of Aromanian descent, he adopted his religious name of Cyril in the St. Nedelya Church on December 30, 1923 and became Metropolitan of Plovdiv in 1938. On May 10, 1953 Cyril was elected Patriarch of Bulgaria, holding the position until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril of Bulgaria is the 2,702nd most popular religious figure (down from 2,471st in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 176th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Bulgarian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cyril of Bulgaria ranks 2,702 out of 3,187Before him are Polycarpus I of Byzantium, John Colet, Anselmo Lorenzo, Angelo Mai, Christian Horner, and Ratramnus. After him are Mara Takla Haymanot, Roberto de Nobili, Cornelius Sim, Jose Advincula, Maria Katharina Kasper, and Paul I of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Cyril of Bulgaria ranks 234Before him are Andrée Brunet, Joseph De Combe, Max Lorenz, Mark Donskoy, Raymond Firth, and Aleksandrs Čaks. After him are Enrique Santos Discépolo, Paul Fritsch, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Norah Borges, Nora Gregor, and Ramón J. Sender. Among people deceased in 1971, Cyril of Bulgaria ranks 164Before him are Philippe Hériat, Martha Vickers, Kim Iryeop, Mario Magnozzi, Joseph Helffrich, and Wasfi Tal. After him are Paruyr Sevak, Maguba Syrtlanova, Walther von Wartburg, W. D. Ross, Amado Azar, and Martin Benka.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Cyril of Bulgaria ranks 191 out of 415Before him are Dobri Bozhilov (1884), Andrey Toshev (1867), Petko Karavelov (1843), Nora Nova (1928), Stoyan Danev (1858), and Ruja Ignatova (1980). After him are Dora Gabe (1888), Rusev (1984), Elisaveta Bagriana (1893), Nikola Mushanov (1872), Stefan Bozhkov (1923), and Mariya Petkova (1950).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Bulgaria

Among religious figures born in Bulgaria, Cyril of Bulgaria ranks 9Before him are John XIV of Constantinople (1282), Euthymius of Tarnovo (1317), Neophyte of Bulgaria (1945), Maxim of Bulgaria (1914), Dobri Dobrev (1914), and Ivan II of Bulgaria (1300). After him are Sophronius of Vratsa (1739).