Basil II ( bg, Василий) was a Patriarch of the

Bulgarian Orthodox Church The Bulgarian Orthodox Church ( bg, Българска православна църква, translit=Balgarska pravoslavna tsarkva), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria ( bg, Българска патриаршия, links=no, translit=Balgarsk ...

in the mid 13th century. His name is known only from the medieval ''

Book of Boril ''The Book of Boril'' or ''Boril Synodic'' ( bg, Борилов синодик) is a medieval Bulgarian book from the beginning of the 13th century. It is an important source for the history of the Bulgarian Empire. The book was written in conj ...

'' where he is listed as the second Patriarch presiding over the Bulgarian Church from

Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

, the capital of the

Bulgarian Empire In the medieval history of Europe, Bulgaria's status as the Bulgarian Empire ( bg, Българско царство, ''Balgarsko tsarstvo'' ) occurred in two distinct periods: between the seventh and the eleventh centuries and again between the ...

. Basil II lead the Church in a period of crisis for the Bulgarian state after the demise of the successful Emperor

Ivan Asen II Ivan Asen II, also known as John Asen II ( bg, Иван Асен II, ; 1190s – May/June 1241), was Emperor (Tsar) of Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241. He was still a child when his father Ivan Asen I one of the founders of the Second Bulgarian Empi ...

(r. 1218–1241).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basil II 13th-century births 13th-century deaths 13th-century Bulgarian people Patriarchs of Bulgaria People from Veliko Tarnovo