Euthymios of Tarnowo
Euthymios of Tarnovo ( Bulgarian Свети Евтимий Търновски , English transcription: Sveti Evtimiy Tarnovski ; * approx. 1320–1330 in Tarnovo ; † approx. 1402–1404) was patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 1375 to 1393 . He was a representative of hesychasm .
Earlier years
Euthymios was born around 1320-1330 in Tarnowo. He came from the main Camblakowci family. He entered the monastery as a monk very early on. He first learned in the numerous monasteries around Tarnowo. One of his teachers was Teodossi of Tarnowo .
Siege of Tarnovo 1393
In the spring of 1393, in the absence of the Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Schischman , he led the resistance of the then Bulgarian capital Veliko Tarnowo against the Turkish leader Celebi, son of Sultan Bayezid I.
After the fall of the city, 110 dignitaries were beheaded by the Ottomans , but Euthymius was spared this fate. He was exiled to Macedonia , possibly to the Batschkowo Monastery . He died here around 1402–1404. With his death, the Bulgarian Church lost its autonomy and was subordinate to the Patriarchate in Constantinople . Euthymios was later declared a saint by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
In 1371 he laid the foundation stone for the famous Tarnowo writing school .
literature
- Cornelia Markowsky: Studies on the verbs in the works of Evtimij von Tǎrnovo . Dissertation Freiburg / Br. 1985.
- Alexios G. Savvides, Benjamin Hendrickx (Eds.): Encyclopaedic Prosopographical Lexicon of Byzantine History and Civilization . Vol. 2: Baanes-Eznik of Kolb . Brepols Publishers, Turnhout 2008, ISBN 978-2-503-52377-4 , pp. 456-457.
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Podskalsky : Theological Literature of the Middle Ages in Bulgaria and Serbia 815-1459 , Munich, Beck, 2000, p. 84, ISBN 3-406-45024-5
See also
- Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- List of the Patriarchs of Bulgaria
- St. Evtimiy Crag , a mountain named after Euthymios von Tarnowo on Livingston Island in Antarctica
Web links
- Biography of Euthymios on the page www.pravoslavie.bg, visited on July 28, 2008
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ioanikiy II. |
Patriarch of Bulgaria 1375 - 1393 |
Kiril |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Euthymios of Tarnowo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Свети Евтимий Търновски (Bulgarian); Sveti Evtimiy Tarnovski (English transcription) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1320-1330 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarnowo |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1402-1404 |