On October 19, the BOC honors the memory of the all-Bulgarian heavenly patron – Venerable Ioan of Rila the Miracle Worker, BNT reported.
Saint Ivan the Wonderworker of Rila is a Bulgarian clergyman, the most famous Bulgarian saint and hermit, patron of the Bulgarian people, patron and founder of the largest stauropygial monastery in Bulgaria – Rila and the first Bulgarian revivalist.
He is also the saint to whom the most temples and chapels in our country are dedicated.