Theodosius of Tarnovo
Saint Theodosius of Tarnovo Свети Теодосий Търновски | |
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Tarnovo, Bulgaria | |
| Died | 27 November 1363 |
| Venerated in | Bulgaria |
| Feast | 27 November |
The Holy
Venerable Theodosius of Tarnovo (Bulgarian: Теодосий Търновски, Teodosiy Tarnovski) (died 1363) was a high-ranking 14th-century Bulgarian cleric and hermit. He is credited with establishing hesychasm in the Second Bulgarian Empire. A disciple of Gregory of Sinai, Theodosius founded the Kilifarevo monastery and school near the then-Bulgarian capital Tarnovo and took an important part in the condemning of various heresies during the reign of Tsar Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
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Theodosius died in 1363 at the Monastery of St Mamant in
Patriarch Evtimiy, the last head of the medieval Bulgarian Orthodox Church
, as well as a writer and hesychast.
Namesakes
St. Theodosius Nunatak in Antarctica is named after Theodosius of Tarnovo.
References
- "Sv. prepodobni Teodosij Tǎrnovski" (in Bulgarian). Pravoslavieto.com. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
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