Patriarch Maxim

A man kisses the hands of Patriarch Maxim as he pays his respects during a memorial ceremony at St Nedelya cathedral in Sofia. Maxim, who led <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO00000028" title="Bulgaria" href="/topic/intl/bulgaria-PLGEO00000028.topic">Bulgaria's</a> Orthodox Christians for 41 years, has died at the age of 98 on Tuesday following <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="HEPHC00000140" title="Heart Failure" href="/topic/health/physical-conditions/heart-failure-HEPHC00000140.topic">heart failure</a>.

( Reuters photo / November 8, 2012 )

A man kisses the hands of Patriarch Maxim as he pays his respects during a memorial ceremony at St Nedelya cathedral in Sofia. Maxim, who led Bulgaria's Orthodox Christians for 41 years, has died at the age of 98 on Tuesday following heart failure.

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