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Hierarch · 18th century

Sophronius of Vratsa

Also known as Stoyko Vladislavov

Born Stoyko Vladislavov in Kotel, he became Bishop of Vratsa and a leading figure of the Bulgarian National Revival. He composed sermons and an autobiography that helped shape the modern Bulgarian literary language.

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Canonized by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in 1964.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints; en.wikipedia.org