anthony the great founded the first monastery ever in the history of christianity.
anthony the great founded the first monastery ever in the history of christianity.
who founded the first monastery ever in the history of christianity?
anthony the great
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the territory of the modern park has been closely connected with the rila monastery ever since its foundation in the 10th century. the bulgarian emperors ivan asen ii (r. 1218–1241) and kaliman i (r. 1241–1246) donated to the monastery lands, forests and pastures in the valley of the river rilska, as well as in the regions of kyustendil, blagoevgrad, melnik and razlog. emperor ivan shishman (r. 1371–1395) reconfirmed the monastery's privileges and further increased its territory with the rila charter which describes the borders of the lands. after the liberation of bulgaria from ottoman rule in 1878, the territory of the modern park was under the jurisdiction of the rila monastery until 1947, when it was nationalized by the government of the people's republic of bulgaria. in 1997 the government adopted legislation to allow the restitution of the nationalized forests and in 2000 the former possessions of the monastery were restored.
rila monastery nature park