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Neofit Rilski
Bulgarian monk, teacher and artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neofit Rilski (Bulgarian: Неофит Рилски) or Neophyte of Rila (born Nikola Poppetrov Benin;[lower-alpha 1] 1793 – January 4, 1881) was a 19th-century Bulgarian monk, teacher and artist, and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.[1]
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Born | Nikola Poppetrov Benin Никола Поппетров Бенин 1793 (1793) |
Died | January 4, 1881(1881-01-04) (aged 87–88) |
Nationality | Ottoman, Bulgarian |
Occupation(s) | monk, artist, translator |
Known for | Translating the first Bible into vernacular Bulgarian |
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