John

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John is the given name of Saint John of Rila, a revered Bulgarian hermit and the most prominent saint of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

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instanceOf Bulgarian saint
Christian hermit
saint
alsoKnownAs Saint John of Rila NERFINISHED
St Ivan Rilski NERFINISHED
associatedWith Bulgarian monasticism
Bulgarian national identity
buriedAt Rila Monastery NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 10th century
commemoratedBy pilgrimages to Rila Monastery
countryOfCitizenship First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
era Middle Ages
feastDay 1 July (translation of relics)
19 October
founded Rila Monastery NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasRelicAt Rila Monastery NERFINISHED
Sofia NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Saint
influenced Bulgarian Orthodox spirituality
knownFor ascetic life as a hermit
miracles
languageOfName English form of the name John
nationality Bulgarian
notableAs most prominent saint of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
occupation hermit
monk
originalNameLanguage Church Slavonic NERFINISHED
patronage Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Bulgarian people
Rila Monastery NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Rila Mountains NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth near Dupnitsa
religion Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
title St. John of Rila NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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