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Rila

Range of the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria, site of a monastic community founded by St. Ivan Rilski in 927. (The monastery moved to its present location from a site a few kilometers away in 1335.) Since at least the XV Century, Rila Monastery has been a dominant force in Bulgarian religious and secular culture. Many of the present buildings, however, are more recent, built in the aftermath of an 1835 fire.
Norman Hugh Redington

ABOUT:
- Rila National Park Homepage. --- Rila National Park
- Rila Monastery -- A UNESCO World Heritage Site. --- UNESCO
- Rila Monastery --- World Heritage Site. --- World Heritage Site
- Rila Bulgarian Monastery. --- Bulgarian Monastery
- Pope John Paul II: Address at the Holy Monastery of Rila, 2002 May 25. --- Vatican
- G. Petrov: Architecture of the Rila Monastery. Short article by a professional architect. --- G. Petrov

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