John of Rila

Bulgaria's most beloved saint was a hermit in the wilderness. A man of prayer, peace, and miracles! (Saint John of Rila is sometimes called Saint Ivan of Rila or Saint Ivan Rilski) LINKS: The life of Saint John of Rila from the Rila Monastery website: https://rilskimanastir.org/en/st-john-of-rila/zhitie-na-sv-ioan-rilski/ The Testament of St John of Rila: https://www.pravoslavieto.com/docs/eng/Testament_of_John_of_Rila.htm A longer documentary about the life of Saint John of Rila by @Trisagionfilms : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk25sDQMqHc Footage from St Ivan Rilski's feast day at Rila monastery: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/es64tniP9yk A short video about Rila Monastery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoCMf2FsHik A short documentary on Rila Monastery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTCUMnSd3yg Silent super 8 footage of the beautiful Rila monastery in 1978: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTnS97e0lA0 A short article about Saint John Rilsky: https://orthodoxwiki.org/John_of_Rila More about Peter I of Bulgaria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_I_of_Bulgaria Official website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church: https://bg-patriarshia.bg/en/ Amongst our friends that support the channel is Orthodox Youth Ministries that does marvellous work: https://www.theoym.org/ Please consider helping us keep the channel alive here: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/patristix