Will Patriarch

A special commission composed of metropolitans Plovdiv and Sliven Ioannikija Nicholas and John Bishop Znepolskogo November 7, revealed the will of the deceased Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, to dispose of his property.





The late patriarch did not have personal bank accounts, no savings, personal valuables and real estate.

His property can be called only those objects which he bought with his own money: it is a book, watches "Luch" and an old typewriter "Continental", which he bought from a friend the lawyer in 1968.

"Mercedes", which went to the patriarch Maxim, was released 21 years ago.

Ministers Sofia archdiocese said that all the time of his patriarchate he lived in a small room in the building of the Sofia Metropolitan Church, furnishings that include a couch, oak desk, bookcase book and 3 chairs for visitors. He did not like to waste, so it is the table usually includes a modest meals, and thus was considered a great delicacy baked mackerel.

According to the statements, Patriarch Maxim received a salary of 680 leva (about 340 euros), of which 100 left myself and the rest transferred to the children's home for orphans with low vision in the Sofia quarter "Hope". This children's home Patriarch Maxim month money passed nearly 30 years.

In the office of the head of the Bulgarian Church kept a personal diary and archive predecessor Patriarch Maxim - the Bulgarian Patriarch Kirill (Konstantinov) - which will soon be submitted to the Church History Museum at the Bulgarian Patriarchate.

While there is no evidence that Patriarch Maxim kept a personal diary, a rich archive of his many years of correspondence with various government and non-governmental entities will also be submitted to the Church History Museum.

During the life of the patriarch in the museum handed gifts that were presented to him on various occasions. Among the valuable exhibits and lists of miracle-working icons, including the Kazan Mother of God - the gift of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill in honor of 98-th birthday.

The only relative of Patriarch Maxim, who could claim the inheritance - his niece Maxim Konstantinov-Lozanov, a cardiologist in the 1st city hospital in Sofia. She was one of the few who came to visit the head of the Bulgarian church in the hospital in the last days of his life. In addition to her daily visiting Patriarch Maxim, informed about events in the life of the Church and communion Znepolsky Bishop John, according to the portal "Sedmitsa.ru" referring to the Bulgarian edition of "Monitor».

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