Joachim II ( bg, Йоаким) was a Patriarch of the
Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the mid 13th century. He is listed in the medieval ''
Book of Boril'' as the third 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. Joachim II is also mentioned in a ''
ktitor
''Ktetor'' ( el, κτήτωρ) or ''ktitor'' (; ka, ქტიტორი ''kt’it’ori''; ro, ctitor), meaning "founder", is a title given in the Middle Ages to the provider of funds for construction or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox ch ...
'' inscription in a rock monastery near the village of
Troitsa on the territory of modern
Shumen Plateau Nature Park. The church was consecrated in 1265 and was named after the Saints Nicholas and Andrew.
Joachim II lead the Bulgarian Church during the reign of Emperor
Konstantin Tih
Konstantin Tih ( bg, Константин Тих Асен) or Constantine I Tikh (Константин I), was the tsar of Bulgaria from 1257 to 1277, he was offered the throne from Mitso Asen. He led the Bulgarian Empire at a time when the nearb ...
(r. 1257–1277).
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13th-century births
13th-century deaths
13th-century Bulgarian people
Patriarchs of Bulgaria
People from Veliko Tarnovo