Background
He was born in the capital of the Bulgarian Empire Tarnovo into a rich family.
He was born in the capital of the Bulgarian Empire Tarnovo into a rich family.
A Bulgarian noble, Tsamblak lived and worked Bulgaria, but also in as well as in and indebted these two countries to himself through his literary works, which represent a heritage of their national literatures. After the fall of Bulgaria under Ottoman domination following the Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars he emigrated first to Constantinople, then became presbyter of the Church of Wallachia and Moldavia, and then he went to Serbia where he was abbott of Visoki Dečani until finally becoming metropolitan of Kyiv. Tsamblak stayed in Serbia from 1402 until his departure Rus.
During his sojourn in Serbia at Visoki Dečani, he wrote a biography of Stephen Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia, hymn for the church service honoring Stefan of Dečani, a report on the transfer of the remnants of Saint Paraskeva to Serbia, and he also rewrote the Service to Saint Petka (Paraskeva).
In 1409 Gregory Tsamblak came to Kyiv. Continued action of metropolitan of Kyiv Cyprians.
In 1414 he became the metropolitan of Kyiv. Participated in Council of Constance and called for the agreement and church connections.
Tsamblak has been well-known and much appreciated in, Serbia and his native Bulgaria.
Tsamblak Hill on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Gregory Tsamblak.