Archbishop Michael Mirov (1859 in Topuzlare,

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– 17 August 1923 in

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) was a Bishop in the

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. He was born into the

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in the today Bulgarian village of Zornitsa, Burgas Province, then Topuzlare in the

. More after Michael Mirov converted to Catholicism and graduated from

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high school in

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. Mirov studied theology and philosophy at the Major Seminary in

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. On 6 January 1883 he was ordained a priest by Bishop Michael Petkov and was appointed to his native village. He opened a school for children and evening classes for adults. In 1888 began the construction of the new church, which was consecrated on 8 September 1891. In 1900 the Church of the Blessed Virgin added a 24-meter tower. Later, Father Mirov built the Church of the Holy Family in the Dovrukli village. In 1907 was elevated to the rank of archbishop. On 25 March 1911 future

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of the

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Leonid Feodorov received ordination as a

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priest by the hands of Metropolitan Michael Mirov in

.Arduino, Fabio. "Beato Leonida (Leonid) Federov", Santi e Beati, December 29, 2011
/ref> Died on 17 August 1923.

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