St. Kliment of Ohrid (Kliment Ohridski in Bulgarian) was a prominent medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer, and teacher. He is considered one of the most significant figures in the cultural and intellectual revival of Bulgaria in the 9th and 10th centuries.
Kliment was born in the city of Ohrid (in what is now North Macedonia) around 840 AD. He first studied in Preslav, then the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, and later in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey). In Constantinople, he became a pupil of the famous Byzantine philosopher Leo the Mathematician, who had a strong influence on Kliment's thinking and education.
Upon his return to Bulgaria, Kliment established the first Slavic-language school in the country, which later became the famous Ohrid Literary School. He authored many books, including religious works, hagiographies, and history. Kliment's most famous work is The Glagolitic Alphabet, which he developed with his disciple, Saint Naum, and is considered the precursor to the Cyrillic alphabet used in Slavic languages today.
Kliment Ohridski died in the early 900s in Bulgaria, and his relics are enshrined in the Church of St. Panteleimon in Ohrid. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is celebrated on July 27.
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