He was born in Oreshak, the second of the two children of Nayden Minkov Rachev and Pena Bordzhukova, but very little is known about his parents' background. He was educated only in his native mountain village of Oreshak but from his late childhood, he became a novice monk in the Troyan Monastery and then studied Orthodox Theology at Sofia University, from which he graduated in 1935 with honours. In 1942 he graduated from the Saint Clement of Ochrid State University of Sofia. He took Holy Orders in 1941 and became secretary general of the Holy Synod in 1955 and titular bishop of Branit on December 30, 1956.
In 1960, he was elected Metropolitan of Lovech on October 30, 1960, and won the election as Patriarch on July 4, 1971, after Patriarch Kyril died.
In the early 1990s, a split in the Bulgarian Church was stimulated by the government of the Union of Democratic Forces, based on the alleged cooperation and affiliation of Maxim with the former regime. However, Maxim was able to take control of the majority of the parishes and to prevent any schismatic threats within the Church. The faction against Maxim formed the Bulgarian Orthodox Church – Alternative synod.
April 2011
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^novinite.com 29 October 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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^"Patriarch Maxim, Orthodox Leader of Bulgaria, Dies at 98". The New York Times. 7 November 2012.
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maxim, bulgaria, patriarch, maxim, maximus, bulgarian, Патриарх, Максим, marin, naydenov, minkov, october, 1914, november, 2012, head, bulgarian, orthodox, church, from, 1971, until, death, holinessmaximbulgarian, patriarch, metropolitan, sofiachurchbulgarian,. Patriarch Maxim Maximus Bulgarian Patriarh Maksim Marin Naydenov Minkov October 29 1914 1 November 6 2012 was the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 1971 until his death 2 3 His HolinessMaximBulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of SofiaChurchBulgarian Orthodox ChurchSeeSofiaInstalled4 July 1971Term ended6 November 2012PredecessorPatriarch KyrilSuccessorPatriarch NeofitPersonal detailsBornMarin Naydenov Minkov 1914 10 29 October 29 1914Oreshak BulgariaDiedNovember 6 2012 2012 11 06 aged 98 Sofia BulgariaBuriedTroyan MonasteryNationalityBulgarianDenominationEastern Orthodox ChurchHe was born in Oreshak the second of the two children of Nayden Minkov Rachev and Pena Bordzhukova but very little is known about his parents background He was educated only in his native mountain village of Oreshak but from his late childhood he became a novice monk in the Troyan Monastery and then studied Orthodox Theology at Sofia University from which he graduated in 1935 with honours In 1942 he graduated from the Saint Clement of Ochrid State University of Sofia He took Holy Orders in 1941 and became secretary general of the Holy Synod in 1955 and titular bishop of Branit on December 30 1956 In 1960 he was elected Metropolitan of Lovech on October 30 1960 and won the election as Patriarch on July 4 1971 after Patriarch Kyril died In the early 1990s a split in the Bulgarian Church was stimulated by the government of the Union of Democratic Forces based on the alleged cooperation and affiliation of Maxim with the former regime However Maxim was able to take control of the majority of the parishes and to prevent any schismatic threats within the Church The faction against Maxim formed the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Alternative synod April 2011References edit novinite com 29 October 2010 Retrieved 20 May 2011 Patriarh Maksim pochina video 24chasa bg Archived from the original on 2012 11 08 Retrieved 2012 11 06 Patriarch Maxim Orthodox Leader of Bulgaria Dies at 98 The New York Times 7 November 2012 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maxim of Bulgaria Preceded byKyril Patriarch of Bulgaria1971 2012 Succeeded byNeofit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maxim of Bulgaria amp oldid 1109645626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
