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The Lives of the Saints No. II (XXII) / 2026 The Life and Times of Our Pious Mother Philothea, written by Euthymius, Patriarch of Tarnovo The Saint Eftimie

Manuscript No. 165 from the Neamț Monastery collection, dated 1441, recounts the life of Saint Philothea of Molivot: a virgin, a chaste wife to Constantine, then a hermit on an island, a healer of the sick and lepers. The text recounts the transfer of her relics to Tarnovo, at the command of Tsar Caloian, and the miracles performed during this journey.

The Lives of the Saints No. I (XXI) / 2026 The Life of the Venerable John of Rila, the Wonder-worker, written by Saint Euthymius, Patriarch of Tarnovo The Saint Eftimie

The Life of Saint John of Rila, as recounted by a medieval hagiographer, traces the saint’s Bulgarian origins in the village of Skrino, his ascetic life in the Rila Mountains, his conversations with Tsar Peter and John Asan, the miracles he performed, the pilgrimages of his relics through Sredets, Esztergom and Tarnovo, and their solemn transfer in 1195 at the behest of John Asan.