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|SaintName=Saint John of Rila | |SaintName=Saint John of Rila | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=August 19 (dormition); October 19 (translation of relics) | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Skryn, Sofia Province, First Bulgarian Empire | |SaintBirthPlace=Skryn, Sofia Province, First Bulgarian Empire | ||
|DeathPlace=Rila Monastery, Kyustendil Province, First Bulgarian Empire | |DeathPlace=Rila Monastery, Kyustendil Province, First Bulgarian Empire | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=42.133300, 23.400000 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=42.133300, 23.400000 | ||
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|NotableLabel1=Hermitage and tomb | |NotableLabel1=Hermitage and tomb | ||
|NotableCoordinates1=42.133300, 23.400000 | |NotableCoordinates1=42.133300, 23.400000 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Bulgaria | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Sofia]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of the sick through prayers | |SaintMiracle1=Healing of the sick through prayers | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Protection of monastery from invaders | |SaintMiracle2=Protection of monastery from invaders | ||
|Profession=hermit; monk | |Profession=hermit; monk | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Eastern Orthodox Church | |ReligiousAffiliation=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Rila Monastery, Rila, Bulgaria | |PrimaryShrine=Rila Monastery, Rila, Bulgaria | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
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'''Saint John of Rila''' (Bulgarian: '''Свети Иван Рилски'''; c. 876 – 16 August 946), also known as '''Saint Ivan of Rila''', was a 10th-century Bulgarian hermit and monk, venerated as the patron saint of the Bulgarian people and founder of the Rila Monastery, the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08461b.htm |title=St. John of Rila |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born in the village of Skrino near Dupnitsa during the reign of Boris I, John orphaned young, worked as a shepherd, then became a priest before embracing the eremitic life in the Rila Mountains around age 25, living in caves and hollow trees while fasting and praying.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/19/102350-saint-john-of-rila |title=Saint John of Rila |publisher=Orthodox Church in America |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Disciples gathered around him, leading to the foundation of the Rila Monastery c. 930–941, where he served as spiritual father until his death on 16 August 946.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Rila |title=Saint John of Rila |publisher=Britannica |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | '''Saint John of Rila''' (Bulgarian: '''Свети Иван Рилски'''; c. 876 – 16 August 946), also known as '''Saint Ivan of Rila''', was a 10th-century Bulgarian hermit and monk, venerated as the patron saint of the Bulgarian people and founder of the Rila Monastery, the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08461b.htm |title=St. John of Rila |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born in the village of Skrino near Dupnitsa during the reign of Boris I, John orphaned young, worked as a shepherd, then became a priest before embracing the eremitic life in the Rila Mountains around age 25, living in caves and hollow trees while fasting and praying.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oca.org/saints/lives/2025/08/19/102350-saint-john-of-rila |title=Saint John of Rila |publisher=Orthodox Church in America |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Disciples gathered around him, leading to the foundation of the Rila Monastery c. 930–941, where he served as spiritual father until his death on 16 August 946.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Rila |title=Saint John of Rila |publisher=Britannica |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | ||