St Seraphim of Sofia
Beneath Sofia’s Russian Church lies the tomb of Archbishop Seraphim Sobolev, a place of quiet prayer for pilgrims. The saint known as “of Sofia” was a Russian cleric who spent almost three decades in Bulgaria.
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| Ministry in Sofia | 1921 to 1950 |
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| Canonisation | 2016 |
Almost thirty years in Sofia
The church biography dates the start of his ministry at St Nicholas of Myra Church to May 1921. He serves there until his death on 26 February 1950, amid the Russian émigré community and the life of the Bulgarian capital.
Recognised as a saint in 2016
The patriarchal and synodal message explains the church’s grounds for his veneration. Accounts of prayerful help and miracles belong to believers’ testimony. Canonisation is a religious act and is not an assessment of clairvoyant predictions.
Saints venerated in Bulgaria
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Photographs and authors
- St John of Rila: Bulgarian Patriarchate · Unidentified author
- St Petka of Tarnovo: Bulgarian Patriarchate · Unidentified author
- St Dimitry of Basarbovo: Bulgarian Patriarchate · Unidentified author
- St Joachim of Osogovo: Bulgarian Patriarchate · Unidentified author