See Constantinople Nationality Bulgarian Installed 24 April 1877 Name Joseph of | Successor Parthenius Predecessor Anthim I Birth name Lazar Yovchev Term ended June 20, 1915 | |
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Born May 5, 1840
Kalofer, Ottoman Empire ( 1840-05-05 ) Buried St. Nedelya Church, Sofia Died June 20, 1915, Sofia, Bulgaria Place of burial St Nedelya Church, Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Exarch Joseph I (also known as Iosif I, secular name Lazar Yovchev, Bulgarian: Лазар Йовчев; 1840, Kalofer, central Bulgaria – 1915, Sofia), was a Bulgarian Exarch from 1877 to 1915.
His grave, marked by a white cross and a bed of flowers, is located just outside the western wall of St Nedelya Church in Sofia.
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