Mladenov attended a FrenchCatholic school in Thessaloniki, graduated from highschool in Turin and attended the French college in Constantinople. After his spiritual education in Paris, he was ordained by the Archbishop of Paris. In June 1878, he was part of the French delegation to the Congress of Berlin. Later that year, he was sent to teach at the St. Benedict college in Constantinople, preferred a priestly vocation and began to serve in Thessaloniki.
In early 1884, he was invited to a personal meeting with Pope Leo XIII in Rome, who confirmed the appointment of the young bishop of Apostolic Vicariate for Catholic Bulgarians in Macedonia, based in Thessaloniki. During his episcopal ministry in the late 1880s, the Uniat in Macedonia reached its apogee.
Thanks to his energy and the financial backing he received from the Church, Mladenov was able to provide several initiatives with grants, found several schools in his diocese and started working on a highschool in Kilkis, which he wasn't able to finish. In 1890, his initiatives paved the way for the founding of the Bulgarian Catholic cathedral as his bishop's seat. In 1894, financial scandals and affairs caused conflicts between several Catholic factions, and eventually led to his departure from the Episcopal department at the end of October 1894.[2]
In early December 1894, Lazar Mladenov asked the Holy Synod in Sofia to be accepted into the Eastern Orthodox Church. The application was approved as a decree on 8 December of that year.[3] Contrite, he returned to Catholicism in 1896 and went to Rome. Initially, he served as an advisor on Eastern affairs. Retaining that title, he was appointed assistant manager of the Vatican Library at the beginning of the 20th century. After 18 years in office, he wrote a book on the history of Bulgaria based on unpublished documents from the jurisdiction of his library.
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^Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско - Васил Кънчов, стр. 323.
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Giorgi Eldarov: Die Union der Bulgaren mit Rom. Zur Hundertjährigen Gedenkfeier (1860-1960) in Ostkirchliche Studien, 10, 1961, S. 3-27.
Poole, Stafford C.M. (1995) "Eugène Boré and the Bulgarian Catholic Movement," Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 16: Iss. 2, Article 5.
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10 anni di Papa Giovanni in Bulgaria, Giovanni Pesci, Greco & Greco, 1998, ISBN88-7980-155-4,p. 43.
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lazar, mladenov, bulgarian, Лазар, Димитров, Младенов, july, 1854, march, 1918, bulgarian, orthodox, priest, later, member, bulgarian, uniat, church, ottoman, empire, convert, eastern, catholicism, born, 1854, july, 1854bansko, ottoman, empiredied4, march, 191. Lazar Mladenov Bulgarian Lazar Dimitrov Mladenov July 11 1854 March 4 1918 was a Bulgarian Orthodox priest and later a member of the Bulgarian Uniat Church in the Ottoman Empire and a convert to Eastern Catholicism Lazar MladenovBorn 1854 07 11 July 11 1854Bansko Ottoman EmpireDied4 March 1918 aged 63 Rome Kingdom of ItalyNationalityOttoman Bulgarian ItalianOccupationApostolic Vicar Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesBiography editHe was born in Bansko to Dimitar Poparabadzhiev a Bulgarian Exarchate priest and a teacher Dimitar wrote for the newspaper Bulgaria and corresponded with Dragan Tsankov who would become the first Liberal Prime Minister of the country Lazar s sister Mila Dimitrova was a member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization IMRO Mladenov attended a French Catholic school in Thessaloniki graduated from highschool in Turin and attended the French college in Constantinople After his spiritual education in Paris he was ordained by the Archbishop of Paris In June 1878 he was part of the French delegation to the Congress of Berlin Later that year he was sent to teach at the St Benedict college in Constantinople preferred a priestly vocation and began to serve in Thessaloniki During the administrative reorganization of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria in 1883 he was appointed Apostolic Vicariate for Catholic Bulgarians in Macedonia on June 12 1883 and was consecrated by archbishop Nil Izvorov in Constantinople 1 In early 1884 he was invited to a personal meeting with Pope Leo XIII in Rome who confirmed the appointment of the young bishop of Apostolic Vicariate for Catholic Bulgarians in Macedonia based in Thessaloniki During his episcopal ministry in the late 1880s the Uniat in Macedonia reached its apogee Thanks to his energy and the financial backing he received from the Church Mladenov was able to provide several initiatives with grants found several schools in his diocese and started working on a highschool in Kilkis which he wasn t able to finish In 1890 his initiatives paved the way for the founding of the Bulgarian Catholic cathedral as his bishop s seat In 1894 financial scandals and affairs caused conflicts between several Catholic factions and eventually led to his departure from the Episcopal department at the end of October 1894 2 In early December 1894 Lazar Mladenov asked the Holy Synod in Sofia to be accepted into the Eastern Orthodox Church The application was approved as a decree on 8 December of that year 3 Contrite he returned to Catholicism in 1896 and went to Rome Initially he served as an advisor on Eastern affairs Retaining that title he was appointed assistant manager of the Vatican Library at the beginning of the 20th century After 18 years in office he wrote a book on the history of Bulgaria based on unpublished documents from the jurisdiction of his library See also editMacedonian Apostolic Vicariate of the BulgariansReferences edit Catholics of Macedonia Center for Documentation and Information on Minorities in Europe Southeast Europe CEDIME SE Archived from the original on 2009 07 29 Retrieved 2011 12 22 Kirche im Osten V 24 1981 S 203 Ptuvane po dolinite na Struma Mesta i Bregalnica Bitolsko Prespa i Ohridsko Vasil Knchov str 323 Sources editGiorgi Eldarov Die Union der Bulgaren mit Rom Zur Hundertjahrigen Gedenkfeier 1860 1960 in Ostkirchliche Studien 10 1961 S 3 27 Poole Stafford C M 1995 Eugene Bore and the Bulgarian Catholic Movement Vincentian Heritage Journal Vol 16 Iss 2 Article 5 The Macedonian question culture historiography politics Victor Roudometof East European Monographs 2000 ISBN 0 88033 451 7 p 102 10 anni di Papa Giovanni in Bulgaria Giovanni Pesci Greco amp Greco 1998 ISBN 88 7980 155 4 p 43 The Future of the Oriental Catholic churches Johannes Madey Stanislaus Thomas Erackel Santinilayam Publications 1979 p 16 Katolicheska Apostolicheska Ekzarhiya Sofiya Biography of Mladenov retrieved from the official webpage of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church Bŭlgarskata ekzarkhia v Odrinsko i Makedonia pt 1 2 1878 1885 Kiril Patriarch of Bulgaria 1969 str 84 Sbornik za narodni umotvorenia i narodopis Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1954 str 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lazar Mladenov amp oldid 1147052898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
