1. Eugene Bossilkov was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1998.
11 Facts About Eugene Bossilkov
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Vincent Eugene Bossilkov was born to a family of Bulgarian Latin Rite Catholics on November 16,1900, in Belene, Bulgaria.
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Eugene Bossilkov professed his vows in 1920 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1926.
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Eugene Bossilkov had returned to Bulgaria in 1924 and had pursued theological studies.
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On his return to Bulgaria, Eugene Bossilkov served in various Diocesan offices, but he preferred working with the laity.
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Eugene Bossilkov took up a post as parish priest in the Danube River valley.
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Eugene Bossilkov was found guilty and the official sentence against him read;.
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Eugene Bossilkov is one of the directors of a clandestine Catholic organization.
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Eugene Bossilkov was in touch with diplomats from the imperialist countries and gave them information of a confidential nature.
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Pope Pius XII had mentioned Eugene Bossilkov's being condemned to death in his encyclical letter "Orientales Ecclesias" to the Oriental Churches in 1952.
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In 2010 Eugene Bossilkov was rehabilitated by the Bulgarian National Assembly.