Repose of the Venerable John the Abbot of Rila - Orthodox Church in ...
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Commemorated on August 18 · Troparion & Kontakion. Saint John of Rila, the great spiritual ascetic of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Heavenly Protector of the Bulgarian ... Where and when the saint took monastic tonsure is unknown.
John of Rila - OrthodoxWiki
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18 Aug 2014 - The venerable John of Rila, the wonderworker, was the first Bulgarian hermit who ... His followers established and guided the Rila Monastery, which became a ... He is remembered on August 18, the translation of his relics is ...
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Saint John of Rila, the great spiritual ascetic of the