Cyril of Bulgaria is recorded at Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations - one of the non-Jews who risked everything to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
The record lists Cyril of Bulgaria as Patriarch of Bulgaria and Righteous Among the Nations (-1971).
Cyril of Bulgaria was born at Sofia in 1901. His recorded nationality is Bulgaria. He was educated at Sofia Seminary and Chernivtsi University.
By occupation Cyril of Bulgaria was patriarch - which is the point worth holding onto: the rescuers were not a special class of person.
Most rescuers said afterwards that they had done nothing remarkable. The historical record disagrees, which is the point of recording it.
Recognition: Righteous Among the Nations (2001).
Cyril of Bulgaria died in 1971, aged 70. The people saved, and their descendants, are the part of the record that continues.
Achievements
- Righteous Among the Nations — 2001
- Worked as patriarch
- Educated at Sofia Seminary and Chernivtsi University
