Droga bułgarskiego Kościoła do autokefalii (IX–XX w.)
The Autophephaly of the Bulgarian Church

Summary/Abstract: The Bulgarian prince Boris was baptized in 864. In 918, the synod of Bulgarian bishops elevatedthe Bulgarian archbishopric to the patriarchate. In 927 Constantinople recognized the patriarchate. In 1020the Bulgarian Patriarchate was abolished. The Church regained autocephaly in 1187. After the conquest ofthe Bulgarian lands by the Ottomans, the Church ceased autocephaly again. The struggle for the autocephalyof the Bulgarian Church became a very important postulate of the Bulgarian national movement in the 19thcentury. In 1872 the Bulgarian exarchate unilaterally favored autocephaly. Only in February 22, 1945, thePatriarch of Constantinople confirmed the autocephaly of the Bulgarian Church. In 1953 the BulgarianPatriarch was elected.

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