Grand PriorChevalier Svetoslav Boyadzhiev, KLJ
Knight of Grace. Installed as Grand Prior of Bulgaria in October 2024.
The Priory
Grand Priory of Bulgaria
One of the jurisdictions of the United Grand Priories. Since 2024 the Priory has been active again under a new Grand Prior.
VerbumA word
The Grand Priory of Bulgaria belongs to an international confraternity that for more than thirty years has carried on the work of the medieval Order of Saint Lazarus.
We support the people and institutions who care for the most vulnerable, at home and abroad. Membership of the Order is a commitment to that work. If you share our values, we would be glad to hear from you.
Chevalier Svetoslav Boyadzhiev KLJGrand Prior of Bulgaria
OfficialesOfficers
Officers of the Priory
Grand Prior
ChancellorChevalier Radoy Koynov, KLJ
Knight of Grace, invested in 2024.
Secretary GeneralChevalier Veselin Stankov, KLJ
Knight of Grace, invested in 2024.
MarshalChevalier Asen Margaritov, KLJ
Knight of Grace, invested in 2026. Responsible for the Priory's ceremonies and events.
InsigniaArms
Argent, a cross Vert; in the first quarter a lion rampant Or armed and langued Gules, in the second a cross of eight points Vert.
- Cross vert
- The green cross on a silver field is the cross of the Order of Saint Lazarus. Every Grand Priory of the Order bears its arms upon it.
- Lion or
- The rampant lion has stood for Bulgaria for centuries. It holds the first quarter, the place of honour, and is shown uncrowned so as not to be confused with the state arms.
- Cross of eight points
- The green cross of eight points is the badge of the Order, worn by its members from their investiture.
- Motto
- Magnus Prioratus Bulgariae, Grand Priory of Bulgaria.
SociiPartners
Who we work with
- Happy Times Childcare Home
- A home for more than 170 children without parents, Wobulenzi, Uganda.
- Kids Club Kampala · Ewafe
- A transitional home for abandoned children, Kampala, Uganda.