Basil II of Bulgaria

Basil II of Bulgaria
Patriarch of Bulgaria
Church	Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Installed	c. 1246
Term ended	c. 1263
Predecessor	Joachim I
Successor	Joachim II
Personal details
Nationality	Bulgarian
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church

Basil II (Bulgarian: Василий) was a Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the mid 13th century. His name is known only from the medieval Book of Boril where he is listed as the second Patriarch presiding over the Bulgarian Church from Tarnovo, the capital of the Bulgarian Empire. Basil II lead the Church in a period of crisis for the Bulgarian state after the demise of the successful Emperor Ivan Asen II (r. 1218–1241).

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