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Petar Bogdan

archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Bulgaria

b. 1601 CE – d. 1674 CE World The Great Crossroads

Petar Bogdan Bakshev or Petar Bogdan (Bulgarian: Петър Богдан Бакшев; 1601–1674) was an archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Bulgaria, historian and a key Bulgarian National Revival figure. Petar Bogdan restored the Catholic hierarchy. He is most famous for being the author of the first Bulgarian history.

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Moran, J. (2025). Petar Bogdan. History Atlas. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/petar-bogdan/

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