Bulgarian Orthodox Church

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Eastern Orthodox Church autocephalous church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church of Bulgaria, historically influential in Slavic Christianity and Bulgarian national identity.

Aliases (5)

Bulgarian Exarchate ×2
Bulgarian Patriarchate ×1
Tarnovo Patriarchate ×1
autocephalous Bulgarian Orthodox Church ×1
medieval Bulgarian Patriarchate ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox Church → autocephalous church →
associatedLanguage	Bulgarian language → Old Church Slavonic →
associatedWith	Bulgarian National Revival → Christianization of Bulgaria → First Bulgarian Empire → Second Bulgarian Empire →
autocephalyGrantedBy	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople →
calendarUsed	Revised Julian calendar →
cathedral	St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia →
communionWith	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople → Greek Orthodox Church → Romanian Orthodox Church → Russian Orthodox Church → Serbian Orthodox Church → other Eastern Orthodox Churches →
conflict	Bulgarian schism →
country	Bulgaria →
currentLeader	Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria →
dateEstablished	870 →
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church →
governingBody	Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church →
hasClergyRank	bishop → deacon → priest →
headquartersLocation	Sofia →
historicalCenter	Ohrid → Preslav → Tarnovo →
influenced	Bulgarian national identity → Slavic Christianity →
leaderTitle	Patriarch of Bulgaria →
memberOf	Eastern Orthodox communion →
monastery	Bachkovo Monastery → Rila Monastery → Troyan Monastery →
opposedBy	Ottoman authorities →
primaryLiturgicalLanguage	Bulgarian language → Church Slavonic →
recognizedAsPatriarchate	927 →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
restoredAsPatriarchate	1953 →
rite	Eastern Orthodox liturgy →
schismEndDate	1945 →
schismStartDate	1872 →
schismWith	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople →
territorialJurisdiction	Bulgarian Orthodox diaspora → Republic of Bulgaria →
tradition	Byzantine Rite →
usesScript	Cyrillic script →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antiochian Orthodox Church → Georgian Orthodox Church → Orthodox Church of Alexandria → Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → Serbian Orthodox Church →	communionWith
Boyana Church → Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church → Patriarch of Bulgaria → Rila Monastery →	denomination
Cherubic Hymn → Church Slavonic → Pentecostarion →	usedBy
Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church → Patriarch of Bulgaria →	appliesToJurisdiction
Bulgarians → Patriarch of Bulgaria ("Bulgarian Exarchate") →	associatedWith
Orthodox Church of Albania → Patriarchate of Constantinople →	inCommunionWith
Revised Julian calendar →	adoptedBy
Bulgaria →	dominantChurch
Eastern Orthodox Christianity →	hasMajorChurch
Patriarch of Bulgaria →	headOf
Patriarch of Bulgaria ("medieval Bulgarian Patriarchate") →	historicalContinuity
Eastern Christianity →	includes
Patriarch of Bulgaria ("autocephalous Bulgarian Orthodox Church") →	jurisdiction
Christianization of Bulgaria →	mainChurch
Bulgarian schism →	mainParticipant
Bulgarians →	majorChurch
Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) →	nonParticipatingChurch
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church →	originatesFrom
Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church →	partOf
Patriarch of Bulgaria →	positionHeldIn
Bulgarian National Revival ("Bulgarian Exarchate") →	product
Second Bulgarian Empire →	religion
Zograf Monastery →	religiousAffiliation
Second Bulgarian Empire ("Tarnovo Patriarchate") →	religiousCenter
Patriarch of Bulgaria ("Bulgarian Patriarchate") →	see
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church →	separatedFrom
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church →	sharesHeritageWith
Bulgarian language →	usedAsLiturgicalLanguage