Ornate frescos (murals) on the Nativity of the Holy Mother Church, Rila Monastery (Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila), Bulgaria.
The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery (Bulgarian: Рилски манастир, Rilski manastir) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. The monastery is named after its founder, the hermit Ivan of Rila (876 - 946 AD), and today houses around 60 monks.
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