Venerable John of Rilatranslated

St. John of Rylsky, a great spiritual ascetic of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Heavenly patron of the Bulgarian people, was born in 876 in the village of Skrino, Sredets region (ancient Sredets - now Sofia). Left an orphan early, the boy went to work as a shepherd among strangers. One day a rich man… Continue reading →

The entry St. John of Rylsky first appeared in the Kaliningrad Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.