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