Orthodox Church of Bulgaria

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Orthodox_Church_of_Bulgaria

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Ohrid_Literary_School gptkb:Preslav_Literary_School Bulgarian national identity Slavic literacy
gptkbp:autocephalous	true
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkbp:currentPatriarch	gptkb:Neophyte_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:district	13
gptkbp:ecclesiasticalTitle	gptkb:bishop gptkb:city gptkb:priest gptkb:Pope gptkb:Nun Buddhist monk Deacon
gptkbp:established	870
gptkbp:firstPatriarch	gptkb:Leontius_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Boris_I_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:hasTemple	over 120
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Sofia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Orthodox Church of Bulgaria
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Bulgarian gptkb:Church_Slavonic
gptkbp:liturgicalTradition	gptkb:Byzantine_Rite
gptkbp:mainCathedral	gptkb:Alexander_Nevsky_Cathedral
gptkbp:majorFeastDay	gptkb:Saint_John_of_Rila gptkb:Saint_Clement_of_Ohrid gptkb:Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Communion
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Baptism_of_Bulgaria_(864–865) Communist era persecution Ottoman period suppression Post-communist revival Recognition of autocephaly (927) Restoration of Patriarchate (1953) Restoration of communion (1945) Schism with Ecumenical Patriarchate (1872–1945)
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Bachkovo_Monastery gptkb:Troyan_Monastery gptkb:Rila_Monastery
gptkbp:numberOfBishops	15
gptkbp:numberOfMetropolitans	13
gptkbp:numberOfPriests	over 1500
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Bulgarian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:patriarchateEstablished	927
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople other Eastern Orthodox Churches
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Eastern_Orthodoxy
gptkbp:restoredCommunion	1945
gptkbp:schism	Existed 1872–1945
gptkbp:territory	gptkb:Bulgaria gptkb:Bulgarian_diaspora
gptkbp:usesCalendar	gptkb:Revised_Julian_calendar
gptkbp:website	https://bg-patriarshia.bg/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Baptism_of_Jesus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6