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Venerable (Monastic) · 14th century
Saint Theodosius the Bulgarian and his disciple Romanus
Also known as Theodosius of Tarnovo · Theodosius of Trnovo · Romanos · Romanus
A disciple of Saint Gregory of Sinai, Theodosius founded a monastery near Trnovo and was a zealous defender of Orthodoxy against heresy. He reposed at Constantinople in 1362, his disciple Romanus succeeding him as abbot.
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Notes
Commemorated together with his disciple Romanus. Nov 27 = Theodosius of Trnovo (likely the same Bulgarian hesychast; verify).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Feb 17