Evtimiy of Tarnovo

Euthymius of Turnovo ( Bulgarian Свети Евтимий Търновски, English transcription. Sveti Evtimiy Tarnovski; * ca 1320-1330 in Tarnovo; † ca 1402-1404 ) was from 1375 to 1393 Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. He was a representative of Hesychasm.

Previous years

Euthymius was born around 1320-1330 in Tarnovo. He came from The primarily family Camblakowci. Early on, he entered as a monk in the monastery. He was first taught in the numerous monasteries around Tarnovo.

Siege of Tarnovo 1393

In the spring of 1393, he led, in the absence of the Bulgarian king Ivan Schischman, the resistance of the former Bulgarian capital Veliko Tarnovo against the Turks leader Celebi, son of Sultan Bayezid I..

After the fall of the city 110 dignitaries were beheaded by the Ottomans, but this fate Euthymius was spared. He was exiled to Macedonia, possibly to the monastery Bachkovo. He died about 1402 to 1404. With his death the Bulgarian church lost its autonomy and was subordinated to the Patriarchate in Constantinople Opel. Euthymius was later declared by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church of the Holy.

In 1371 he laid the foundation stone of the famous writing school of Tarnovo.