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St. Ivan Rilski's followers founded the Rila Monastery (on picture) as well as many churches in his honor.
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates Tuesday, August 18, the assumption of Saint Ivan Rilski.
St. Ivan Rilski was the first Bulgarian hermit. He was revered as a saint when he was still alive and the legend says, that wild animals were coming to him, and birds were landing on his hands.
His followers founded the Rila Monastery as well as many churches in his honor. One of these churches, "St Ivan Rilski" was discovered in 2008 in the town of Veliko Tarnovo.
He is today honored as the patron of Bulgarian people and one of the most important saints of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
Shortly after the saint's death, his remains, which were thought to have wonder-working powers, were transferred to Sofia during the reign of Peter I.
After Magyar King Béla III conquered Sofia in 1183, Saint Ivan of Rila's remains were sent to the Hungarian capital Esztergom and remained there for 4 years before being returned to Sofia in 1187.
In 1194, Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Asen I ordered the remains to be moved to his capital, Veliko Tarnovo. Surviving the Turkish conquest of the city in 1393, they were returned to the Rila Monastery in 1469 with the permission of Sultan Murad II.
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