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Rest in the Lord nun Seraphima (Stefka) Ilieva Angelovatranslated

November 3, 2026 · 1 min read

The Metropolitan of Sophia announced that on November 3, 2026, the nun Serafima (Stefka) Ilieva Angelova reposed in the Lord. Nun Seraphima (with the secular name Stefka Ilieva Angelova) was born on December 31, 1943 in the village. Tatari, Belene municipality. Zavurshva srednoto si education at the Technical College for public storage in the city. Ruse, a trace of adding additional specialization in Germany.

In the region, in the 80th year of the minalia of the century, I entered monastic service, became a novice, and subsequently received monastic vows at the Kapinovo monastir “St. Nicholas the Wonderworker” in the Veliko Tarnovo diocese. When he was tonsured, he was given the name of Seraphim.

Prez 1989, she entered obedience in the Sofia diocese, under the spiritual mentorship of her elder sister - nun Agathia, abbess at the manastir “St. Apostle Luke” in the village. Border, Kyustendilska spiritual okoliya. Prez Godinite monastics and pat preminava preznyakolko manastir in the country: Bistrishkia monastir “St. Joachim and Anna”, Batoshevsky monastir “Introduction of the Theotokos” in the Lovchansk diocese and manastir “St. Archangel Michael” in gr. Brusartsi, Vidin diocese.

Prez 2013 nun Seraphim installed in...

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