Pavel Djidjov
Martyred Bulgarian theologian (1919-1952)
Feast: 11 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Josif Djidjov was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on 19 July 1919 to zealous Latin-rite Catholic parents. An Augustinian of the Assumption, Father Pavel, he was ordained in Plovdiv on 26 January 1945.
With his fellow Assumptionists Kamen Vitchev and Josaphat Šiškov he was unjustly accused of treason by the atheist regime, imprisoned as a Christian and put to death in 1952.
The miracles
As martyrs they were beatified without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A young priest who kept faith in a communist prison and died for it.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Kamen Vitchev Blessed“With his fellow Assumptionists Kamen Vitchev and Josaphat Šiškov he was unjustly accused of treason by the atheist regime, imprisoned as a Christian and put to death in 1952.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Martiri Assunzionisti di Bulgaria
- Wikidata Q7155590 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pavel Djidjov (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.