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Vladislav the Grammarian

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Hrelio's tower today with its later front addition; an isolated photographic detail. — Explorer1940 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In 1469, with Ottoman permission, Ivan of Rila’s relics were brought back from Tarnovo to Rila. Vladislav the Grammarian wrote about the transfer.

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Later artistic depiction · Ivan Mrkvička (1856–1938) · Public domain · National Academy of Art, Sofia
Paisius of Hilendar
Not a portrait · Unknown fresco painter; reproduction: Nicolae Iorga, 1930 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Alexander the Good
Painting · Guido Reni · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Saint Joseph
Icon · Unknown Bulgarian painter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Saint Kyriake
Photographic portrait · Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Lyuben Karavelov
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Александър Куюмджиев; Емануел Мутафов; Иван Ванев; Иванка Гергова; Елена Попова; Елена Генова; Маргарита Куюмджиева; Майя Захариева; Мариела Стойкова; Мина Христемова; Светла Москова; Христо Андреев; Николай Клисаров; Катерина Дюлгерова; Невена Джуркова; Юлия Върбанова Корпус на стенописите от първата половина на ХІХ век в България. ISBN 978-954-8594-73-8 PDF Sofia: Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Corpora of Pre-modern Christian Orthodox Mural Painting, Bulgaria 3 · 2018 · 840
Ilija Iliev (translation and introduction); John Thomas and Angela Constantinides Hero (editors), with Giles Constable 6. Rila: Testament of John of Rila Byzantine Monastic Foundation Documents: A Complete Translation of the Surviving Founders’ Typika and Testaments. Dumbarton Oaks Studies 35. Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection · 2000 · 1 · 125–134
Rila Monastery (online presentation); compiler, translator and precise textual recension not credited The Life of st. John of Rila Rila Monastery official website; medieval Life in modern translation

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ARD / проект ОБРИР, planning team headed by Петър Янков, Димитър Пеев, Венцислав Величков, Снежана Костадинова; commissioned by Ministry of Environment and Water Природен парк „Рилски манастир“. План за управление PDF Bulgarian government strategy portal; ARD/ОБРИР park management plan draft · 2004 · 126
Rila Monastery, Bulgarian Orthodox Church About the Monastery Rila Monastery official website
Rila Monastery, Bulgarian Orthodox Church Church History Museum Rila Monastery official website
Rila Monastery, Bulgarian Orthodox Church Hrelov Tower Rila Monastery official website
Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Bulgarian Patriarchate Рилски манастир „Св. Иоан Рилски“ Bulgarian Patriarchate official website
UNESCO World Heritage Centre Rila Monastery, World Heritage List no. 216 UNESCO World Heritage List
Wikimedia contributors Rila Monastery: geographical record Wikimedia geographical database
Wikimedia geographical database contributors Tarnovo, now Veliko Tarnovo: geographical record Wikimedia geographical database
Denitsa Yancheva, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, BAS Multi-analytical study of solid materials: application of vibrational spectroscopy combined with X-Ray and electron microscopy methods PDF Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, scientific presentation · slides 8, 14
Национална библиотека Св. св. Кирил и Методий Златна христоматия по история на България, книга 1 PDF Национална библиотека · 2025

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Daniel Dimitrov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Not a portrait: Residential wings today. He described the return of Ivan of Rila’s relics in 1469.

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Photo: Daniel Dimitrov, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Residential wings today. Processed image.

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