Theodosius of Tarnovo

Saint Thodosius of Tarnovo Свети Теодосий Търновски
Born	c. 1300
Died	27 November 1363
Honored 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 and the person 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.

Theodosius died in 1363 at the Monastery of St Mamant in Constantinople. He went to the Byzantine capital on a visit to his fellow, Patriarch Callistus I, who consequently wrote a long passional about Theodosius. Among Theodosius' disciples was Patriarch Evtimiy, the last head of the medieval Bulgarian Orthodox Church, as well as a writer and hesychast.

References

"Sv. prepodobni Teodosij Tǎrnovski" (in Bulgarian). Pravoslavieto.com. http://www.pravoslavieto.com/life/11.27_sv_Teofosij_Turnovski.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-19.

Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo

Capital: Veliko Tarnovo

Cities	Debelets, Kilifarevo¹

Villages	Arbanasi, Balvan, Belchevtsi, Belyakovets, Bijovtsi, Boychevi kolibi, Boychovtsi, Bochkovtsi, Boyanovtsi, Brankovtsi, Bukovets, Devetatsite, Dechkovtsi, Dimitrovtsi, Dimovtsi, Dichin, Doynovtsi, Dolen Enevets, Dolni Damyanovtsi, Dunavtsi, Emen, Gabrovtsi, Gashtevtsi, Golemanite, Goranovtsi, Goren Enevets, Hotnitsa, Ivanovtsi, Ilevtsi, Kapinovo, Kisyovtsi, Kladni dyal, Klashka reka, Kutsarovtsi, Lagerite, Ledenik, Malki chiflik, Malchovtsi, Margovtsi, Mindya, Mishemorkov han, Momin sbor, Natsovtsi, Nikyup, Novo selo, Osenarite, Piramidata, Plakovo, Pojernik, Popovtsi, Prisovo, Prodanovtsi, Pushevo, Pchelishte, Purovtsi, Radkovtsi, Raykovtsi, Rashevtsi, Resen, Rusalya, Ruskovtsi, Samovodene, Samsiite, Seymenite, Semkovtsi, Shemshevo, Sheremetya, Shodekovtsi, Suha reka, Surnentsi, Terziite, Todorovtsi, Tseperanite, Tserova koria, Tsonkovtsi, Ushevtsi, Velchevo, Vetrintsi, Vilare, Vodoley, Voneshta voda, Voynezha, Vuglevtsi, Vurlinka, Yalovo, Yovchevtsi

History	Rebellion of Asen and Petar, Siege of Tarnovo, First and Second Tarnovo Uprising, Tarnovo Constitution

Landmarks	Yantra River, Emen canyon, Trapezitsa, Hotnitsa fall, Pass of the Republic

Culture	Arbanasi Monastery, Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Church of St Demetrius, SS. Forty Martyrs Church, Patriarchal Cathedral, Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo University, Hotnitsa Grandmas, Nicopolis ad Istrum

Notable people	Saint Evtimiy, Gregory Tsamblak, Petko Slaveykov, Stefan Stambolov, Vasil Zlatarski, Krassimir Balakov, Maria Ilieva, Kotoōshū, Grigor Nachovich, Dimitar Grekov, Emiliyan Stanev, Ilarion Dragostinov, Mitkaloto, Theodosius of Tarnovo, Filip Totyu

¹Towns are in bold.

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Name	Tarnovo, Theodosius Of
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Date of death	27 November 1363
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