Saint Clement of Ohrid

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Saint Clement of Ohrid was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer, and bishop, a disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and a key figure in the development and spread of Slavic literacy and Orthodox Christianity.

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instanceOf Christian bishop
Orthodox saint
Slavic enlightener
disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius
founder of literary school
medieval Bulgarian scholar
medieval writer
associatedWith Christianization of the Balkans
surface form: Christianization of Macedonia region

Glagolitic and early Cyrillic script tradition
Saint Naum of Ohrid
birthDate circa 840
canonizationStatus canonized saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
countryOfCitizenship First Bulgarian Empire
deathDate 916
deathPlace Velika, near Ohrid
discipleOf Saint Cyril
Saint Methodius
educatedAt school of Saints Cyril and Methodius
feastDay 27 July (Old Style / Julian calendar)
9 August (New Style / Gregorian calendar, some churches)
founded Ohrid Literary School
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced Orthodox liturgical practice in Slavic languages
medieval Slavic literature
knownFor development of Slavic literacy
founding the Ohrid Literary School
missionary work among Slavs
original homilies and sermons
spread of Old Church Slavonic liturgy
translation of religious texts into Slavic
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
Church Slavonic
surface form: Old Church Slavonic
movement Christianization of Bulgaria
surface form: Christianization of the Bulgarians
name Saint Clement of Ohrid self-linksurface differs
surface form: Clement of Ohrid
occupation bishop
scholar
writer
partOf Saint Clement of Ohrid self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Bulgarian Empire clergy
patronage Ohrid
education and learning among Slavs
positionHeld bishop of Drembica, Velika and Lower Prespa
teacher at Ohrid Literary School
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
veneratedIn Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
workLocation Kutmichevitsa region of the First Bulgarian Empire
Ohrid

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Clement hasNotableBearer Saint Clement of Ohrid
Saint Clement of Ohrid name Saint Clement of Ohrid self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Clement of Ohrid
Saint Clement of Ohrid partOf Saint Clement of Ohrid self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Bulgarian Empire clergy
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" namedAfter Saint Clement of Ohrid
church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik foundedBy Saint Clement of Ohrid
subject surface form: Church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik
church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik associatedWith Saint Clement of Ohrid
subject surface form: Church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik
Christianization of the Slavs notableMissionary Saint Clement of Ohrid
this entity surface form: Clement of Ohrid