Johann I. Debranin
Johann I. Debranin ( Bulgarian Йоан Дебърски ; † 1037 ) was a Bulgarian clergyman of the 11th century .
He was bishop under Tsar Samuil , and remained in office afterwards, making him the first Slavic Archbishop of Ohrid after the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire . Thereafter the area belonged to the Byzantine province of Bulgaria .
According to the French historian du Cange , Johann was born near the village of Debar in what is now Macedonia . When Emperor Basil II conquered Bulgaria in 1018, he decided to subjugate the previously autocephalous Bulgarian Orthodox Church and established the Archdiocese of Ohrid . This made Johann the first archbishop of Ohrid. Before that he was hegumen in a monastery in Debar. He remained in office until his death in 1037.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Снегаров, Иван. История на Охридската архиепископия, т.1. Второ фототипно издание. София, Академично издателство "Марин Дринов", 1995, [1924]. с. 195.
- ^ John VA Fine, John Van Antwerp Fine: The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century . University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 1991, ISBN 0-472-08149-7 , pp. 199 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Пириватрич, Сърджан. Самуиловата държава. Обхват и характер. София, Издателска група "АГАТА-А", 2000. ISBN 954-540-020-X , с. 197, 233-234
- ↑ a b Du Cange: Familiae augustae Byzantinae. I. 174-175.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| David |
Archbishop of Ohrid 1018-1037 |
Leo I. Carigradjanin |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann I. Debranin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Йоан Дебърски (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Ohrid |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Debar |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1037 |