List of the Righteous Among the Nations from Bulgaria

Statue of Dimitar Peschew, who made a decisive contribution to the rescue of the 50,000 Bulgarian Jews, in Kyustendil

The list of the Righteous Among the Nations from Bulgaria lists in alphabetical order those Bulgarians who have been honored by the Yad Vashem memorial with the title Righteous Among the Nations . This title is given to non-Jewish individuals who, under National Socialist rule during World War II, gave their lives to save Jews from murder. So far, 20 Bulgarians have received the title of Righteous Among the Nations . The year numbers next to the names indicate the year the title was awarded.

• Spiro Denkov , 1971
• Rubin Dimitrov , 1963
• Anna Georgieva Damianova Popstefanowa , 1983
• Pawel Gerdschikow , 1980
• Vera Ichcowa-Pasewa , 1987
• Mladen Ivanow , 1991
• Vasili Ivanov , 2007
• Dimo Kazasow , 1966
• Patriarch Cyril , January 3, 1901 - March 7, 1971, b. Konstantin Markow ( Bulgarian Константин Марков ), 2001
• Atanas Kostow , 2002
• Vladimir Kurtev , 2010
• Mikhail G. Mikhailov , 1971
• Petar Michalew , 1973
• Ivan Momkhilov , 1991
• Dimitar Peschew , 1973
• Anna Sertchedziewa , 1983
• Assen Suitschmesow , 1973
• Metropolitan Stefan (née Stoyan Popgueorguiev; 1878–1957), 2001, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
• Stanka Stoichewa 2004
• Nadejda Wasilewa , 2001

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1. ^ Names of Righteous by Country. Retrieved January 22, 2020 . 
2. ↑ http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2587519061/stefan-metropolitan.html