Rila Monastery

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Eastern Orthodox monastery cultural heritage site

Rila Monastery is a renowned Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria, celebrated for its medieval architecture, rich frescoes, and central role in preserving Bulgarian culture and spirituality.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rila Monastery canonical 13
Rila Monastery complex 2
Rila Monastery area 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Bulgarian National Revival ⓘ
medieval Bulgarian architecture ⓘ
containsWork iconostasis of the main church ⓘ
medieval manuscripts ⓘ
religious icons ⓘ
rich interior frescoes ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
denomination Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1147 metres ⓘ
floorCount four-storey residential wings ⓘ
founder Saint John of Rila ⓘ
function monastic community ⓘ
museum complex ⓘ
religious pilgrimage center ⓘ
governingBody Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasCourtyard large inner courtyard with colonnaded galleries ⓘ
hasFrescoesBy Bulgarian National Revival ⓘ
surface form: Bulgarian National Revival painters
hasPart Hrelyo Tower ⓘ
main church Nativity of the Virgin Mother ⓘ
monastic cemetery ⓘ
monastic library ⓘ
museum ⓘ
refectory ⓘ
residential wings ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus major cultural and historical monument of Bulgaria ⓘ
inception 10th century ⓘ
inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListInYear 1983 ⓘ
locatedIn Rila Mountains ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kyustendil Province ⓘ
locatedNear Rila town ⓘ
mainFestival feast day of Saint John of Rila ⓘ
materialUsed stone and wood ⓘ
namedAfter Saint John of Rila ⓘ
patronSaint Saint John of Rila ⓘ
periodOfMajorReconstruction 19th century ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
roofMaterial tile ⓘ
significance center of Bulgarian spiritual life ⓘ
important center of medieval Bulgarian literature ⓘ
symbol of Bulgarian national identity ⓘ
significantEvent reconstruction after 1833 fire ⓘ
touristAttraction major pilgrimage site ⓘ
one of Bulgaria’s most visited landmarks ⓘ
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 216 ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bulgaria → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Bulgarian Orthodox Church → monastery → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Rila Mountains → hasMonastery → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Boris III of Bulgaria → burialPlace → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Saint John of Rila → patronage → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Saint John of Rila → founderOf → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Saint John of Rila → residence → Rila Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rila Monastery area
Saint John of Rila → majorShrine → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Saint John of Rila → relicsLocatedIn → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Rila town → isGatewayTo → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Rila town → hasHeritageSiteNearby → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Rila town → roadAccessTo → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Hrelyo Tower → location → Rila Monastery ⓘ
Hrelyo Tower → partOf → Rila Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rila Monastery complex
Hrelyo Tower → locatedInTheCenterOf → Rila Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rila Monastery courtyard
Hrelyo Tower → hasViewOf → Rila Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rila Monastery complex
Hrelyo Tower → category → Rila Monastery ⓘ