Ivan Rilski

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Ivan Rilski, better known as Saint John of Rila, is the patron saint of Bulgaria and a revered 10th-century hermit and founder of the Rila Monastery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bulgarian saint
Christian saint
founder of monastery
hermit
monk
alsoKnownAs John of Rila NERFINISHED
Saint John of Rila NERFINISHED
St. Ivan Rilski NERFINISHED
St. John of Rila NERFINISHED
associatedWithEthnicGroup Bulgarians NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Rila Monastery NERFINISHED
Rila Mountains NERFINISHED
birthPlace region of Sredets (near Sofia)
canonizationStatus canonized saint
centuryOfActivity 10th century
commemoratedBy Rila Monastery Church of St. Ivan of Rila NERFINISHED
numerous churches in Bulgaria
countryOfCitizenship First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
feastDay 1 July
18 August
19 October
founded Rila Monastery NERFINISHED
hasRelicLocation Rila Monastery NERFINISHED
Sofia NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced Bulgarian Orthodox spirituality
Bulgarian monastic tradition
languageOfName Bulgarian
movement Christian monasticism
notableFor being the patron saint of Bulgaria
eremitic life in the Rila Mountains
founding the Rila Monastery
occupation hermit
monk
patronSaintOf Bulgaria NERFINISHED
placeOfVeneration Anglican Communion NERFINISHED
Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Lutheran Church NERFINISHED
Rila Monastery NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
title Wonderworker of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox countries NERFINISHED

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Saint John of Rila alsoKnownAs Ivan Rilski