# John of Rila

> Saint Ivan of Rila, also known as Ivan Rilski, was the first Bulgarian hermit. He was revered as a saint while he was still alive. The legend surrounding him tells of wild animals that freely came up to him and birds that landed in his hands. His followers founded many churches in his honor, including the famous Rila Monastery. One of these churches, Saint John of Rila was only discovered in 2008 in the town of Veliko Tarnovo. Today, he is honored as the patron saint of the Bulgarians and as one of the most important saints in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

*Bulgarian hermit (876–946)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-of-rila

## Identity
- **Born:** 876
- **Died:** 0946-08-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 20.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Іван Рильський](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [جون ريلا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7)
- [Иван Рилски](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [Ivan Rilský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rilsk%C3%BD)
- [Iwan Rilski](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Rilski)
- [John of Rila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Rila)
- [Juan de Rila](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Rila)
- [Ivan Rilalainen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rilalainen)
- [Ivan de Rila](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_de_Rila)
- [איוואן רילסקי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%99)
- [Ivan Rilski](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rilski)
- [Rilai Szent János](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rilai_Szent_J%C3%A1nos)
- [Giovanni di Rila](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_di_Rila)
- [リラのイオアン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3)
- [იოანე რილელი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98)
- [이반 릴스키](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EB%B0%98_%EB%A6%B4%EC%8A%A4%ED%82%A4)
- [Јован Рилски](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%88%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [Ivan Rilski](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rilski)
- [Jan Rilski](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Rilski)
- [João de Rila](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Rila)
- [Ioan de Rila](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioan_de_Rila)
- [Иоанн Рыльский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D1%8B%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Јован Рилски](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%88%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [Ivan Rilski](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rilski)
- [Ivan Rilski](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rilski)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q351805)

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