Rila Monastery

The Monastery of Saint John of Rila, also known as Rila Monastery ("Sveti Ivan Rilski", is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in .
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  • Orthodox monastery
  • …has 20 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,147 metres (3,763 feet)
  • Description: Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria
  • Also known as
    “Monastery of Saint John of Rila”
    “Rilski manastir”
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urdini Lakes and Pastra.
Locality
The are a group of glacial lakes… is situated 5 km north of Rila Monastery.
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Village
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Rila Monastery

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Latitude
42.13331° or 42° 7′ 60″ north
Longitude
23.34012° or 23° 20′ 24″ east
Open location code
8GJ548MR+82
Open­Street­Map ID
way 432365600
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q207945

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Rila Monastery” goes by many names.
RilakloosterAfrikaans
دير ريلاArabic
Ռիլայի վանական համալիրArmenian
Rilako monasterioaBasque
Рыльскі манастырBelarusian
Манастир „Свети Йоан Рилски“Bulgarian
Рилски манастирBulgarian
Рилски манастир „Свети Йоан Рилски“Bulgarian
ရီလာ ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်းBurmese
Monestir de RilaCatalan
Monestir de sant Joan de RilaCatalan
里拉修道院Chinese
Manastir RilaCroatian
Rilski manastirCroatian
Samostan RilaCroatian
Rilský klášterCzech
Rilský monastýrCzech
Rila-klosteretDanish
RilaDutch
Rila-kloosterDutch
Rila-monaĥejoEsperanto
Rilan luostariFinnish
Monastère de RilaFrench
Mosteiro de RilaGalician
რილის მონასტერიGeorgian
Kloster RilaGerman
Rila KlosterGerman
Μοναστήρι της ΡίλαGreek
Μονή ΡίλαGreek
Μονή ΡίλαςGreek
מנזר רילהHebrew
रीला मठHindi
Rilai kolostorHungarian
Biara RilaIndonesian
Monastero di RilaItalian
リラの僧院Japanese
リラ修道院Japanese
릴라 수도원Korean
Monasterium RilaLatin
Rilas klosterisLatvian
Rilos vienuolynasLithuanian
Рилски манастирMacedonian
Monasteru ta‘ RilaMaltese
Rila klosterNorwegian
Rila klosterNorwegian Bokmål
Рилæйы моладзандонOssetian
صومعه ریلاPersian
Monastyr RylskiPolish
Rylski MonastyrPolish
Рилски манастирPolish
Monastério de RilaPortuguese
Mosteiro de RilaPortuguese
Mănăstirea RilaRomanian
Рильский монастырьRussian
Rilski manastirSerbian
Манастир РилаSerbian
Рилски манастирSerbian
Rilski manastirSerbo-Croatian
Rilský monastierSlovak
Rilski manastirSlovenian
Rilski samostanSlovenian
Monasterio de RilaSpanish
RilaklostretSwedish
Rila ManastırıTurkish
Рильський монастирUkrainian
Рілскі-МанастірUkrainian
Tu viện RilaVietnamese
Ռիլա վանքWestern Armenian
Jehannes fan RilaWestern Frisian

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