Basil ( bg, Василий I Български) was the first 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 ...
after restoring
Tarnovo Patriarchate
The Tаrnovo Patriarchate ( bg, Търновска патриаршия) was the name of an independent Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the period of 1235–1393.
History
After the Vlach brothers Ivan Asen I and Peter IV reestablished the Bulga ...
. Basil of Bulgaria crowned younger brother Asen I and consecrated the church "St. Demetrius" in
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 ...
.
References
Patriarchs of Bulgaria
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