About Joseph I of Bulgaria
Lived 1840 – 1915 (aged 75). Joseph I of Bulgaria was a Bulgarian eastern Orthodox priest.
Exarch Joseph I (also known as Iosif I, secular name Lazar Yovchev, ; May 5, 1840, Kalofer, Ottoman Empire – June 20, 1915, Sofia, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian Exarch from 1877 to 1915. He has great merits for preserving the unity of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and for the Bulgarian educational and ecclesiastical work in Macedonia and Thrace, which remained in the Ottoman Empire after 1878.
His grave is marked with a white cross and a bed with flowers, it is located on the south side of the church "St. Nedelya" in Sofia, near the side altar door.
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Who was Joseph I of Bulgaria?
Bulgarian Exarch (1840–1915)
When was Joseph I of Bulgaria born?
Joseph I of Bulgaria was born on 5 May 1840 in Kalofer.
When did Joseph I of Bulgaria die?
Joseph I of Bulgaria died on 20 June 1915 in Sofia.
What was Joseph I of Bulgaria's occupation?
Joseph I of Bulgaria was an eastern Orthodox priest.
What nationality was Joseph I of Bulgaria?
Joseph I of Bulgaria was Bulgarian.
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