John of Rila
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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
A fresco depicting St. John of Rila from Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
The tomb of John of Rila near Rila Monastery
The Cave of John of Rila near the Rila Monastery
Saint John of Rila - fresco from the church in Rila monastery, Bulgaria.
Bulgarian euro coins
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The Bulgarian euro coins feature designs that maintain visual continuity with the former Bulgarian lev coins, which remained in circulation until the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria on 1 January
John of Rila
…obverse of the former 1 lev banknote, issued in 1999. This tradition continued after Bulgaria's accesion into the Eurozone as John of Rila is depicted on the national side of Bulgarian 1 euro coins. Pravoslavieto.com page about St. John of Rila…
Bulgarian standard euro starter kit