Blessed Kamen Vitchev
Also known as: Peter Vitchev
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
13-Nov
Born
23 May 1893 at Strem, diocese of Tracia, Burgas region, Bulgaria
Died
Shot 11.30pm on 11 November 1952 by a Bulgarian Communist firing squad
Beatified
26 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Venerated
23 April 2002 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Kamen Vitchev, also known as Peter Vitchev, was born on 23 May 1893 in Strem, in the diocese of Tracia, Burgas region, Bulgaria. He was raised in a devout and orthodox Eastern Rite family and received his early education in Strem. Later, he continued his studies in Adrianopolis (modern Edirne, Turkey).
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2002-05-26 by 26 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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