Yoakim Karchovski

Yoakim Karchovski
Йоаким Кърчовски
Јоаким Крчовски
Bornc. 1750
Diedc. 1820
OccupationCleric, monk and writer

Yoakim Karchovski (Bulgarian: Йоаким Кърчовски; Macedonian: Јоаким Крчовски; c. 1750 – c. 1820), also known as Hadži Joakim, was a cleric, writer and one of the early figures of the Bulgarian National Revival.[1][2][3] In his writings, he self identified as a Bulgarian and called his language Bulgarian.[4] He is considered an ethnic Macedonian in North Macedonia.[5] In May 2022 he was canonized by the Macedonian Orthodox Church as a saint.[6]

  1. ^ Becoming Bulgarian: the articulation of Bulgarian identity in the nineteenth century in its international context: an intellectual history, Ost-European studies, Janette Sampimon, Pegasus, 2006, ISBN 90-6143-311-8, p. 234.
  2. ^ Bechev, Dimitar (2009) Historical dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia; Scarecrow Press; p. 125, ISBN 0810855658
  3. ^ Biobibliographical handbook of Bulgarian authors, Mateja Matejić, Karen L. Black, Slavica Publishers, 1981, ISBN 0-89357-091-5, p. 25.
  4. ^ Георгиев, Емил.Люлка на старата и новата българска писменост. (Държавно издателство Народна просвета, София 1980)
  5. ^ Koneski, Blaže (1973). За Јоаким Крчовски и неговите книги (in Macedonian).
  6. ^ "Канонизација на игуменот Јоаким Крчовски за светител". Радио Слободна Европа (in Macedonian). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-24.