12 Facts About Kiril Peychinovich

Kiril Peychinovich or Kiril Pejcinovic was a Bulgarian cleric, writer and enlightener, one of the first supporters of the use of modern Bulgarian, and one of the early figures of the Bulgarian National Revival.

Later Kiril Peychinovich returned to Tetovo and from there set out for the Kicevo Monastery of the Holy Immaculate Theotokos, where he became a hieromonk.

Since 1801 Kiril Peychinovich was the hegumen of Marko's Monastery of Saint Demetrius near Skopje.

In Marko's Monastery Kiril Peychinovich compiled one of his best-known works, Kniga Siya Zovomaya Ogledalo, printed in 1816 in Budapest.

In 1818 Kiril Peychinovich travelled to Mount Athos to see his father and uncle, and then became hegumen of the Monastery of Saint Athanasius near the Polog village of Lesok in the proximity of his native Tearce.

Kiril Peychinovich devoted himself to a considerable amount of preacher's, literary and educational work.

Kiril Peychinovich opened a school and tried to establish a printing press, convinced of the printed book's importance.

Kiril Peychinovich later helped Teodosiy Sinaitski restore his printing press in Thessaloniki which had been burnt down in 1839.

Kiril Peychinovich died on 12 March 1845 in the Lesok Monastery and was buried in the churchyard.

Kiril Peychinovich is the author of three books, two printed and one manuscript, all three devoted to religion.

In 1835 Kiril Peychinovich composed an epitaph for himself in verse.

Kiril Peychinovich is considered an ethnic Macedonian and one of the earliest contributors to modern Macedonian literature in North Macedonia.