Saint Naum
Naum (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Свети Наум, Sveti Naum, also known as Naum of Ohrid or Naum of Preslav (c. 830 – December 23, 910), was a medieval Bulgarian writer and missionary among the Slavs, considered one of the Seven Apostles of the First Bulgarian Empire. He was among the disciples of Cyril and Methodius and is associated with the creation of the Glagolitic and Cyrillic script. Naum was among the founders of the Pliska Literary School. Afterwards Naum worked at the Ohrid Literary School. He was among the first saints declared by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church after its foundation in the 9th century. The mission of Naum played significant role by transformation of the local Early Slavs into Bulgarians.
Saint Naum | |
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Icon of Saint Naum | |
| Wonderworker, Apostle of the Slavs | |
| Born | c. 830 Moesia, First Bulgarian Empire |
| Died | December 23, 910 Ohrid, First Bulgarian Empire, (present-day North Macedonia) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Latin Church |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Saint Naum in Ohrid (Sveti Naum) |
| Feast | 5 January and 3 July (Julian calendar), 20 May and 23 December (Revised Julian calendar, Gregorian calendar) |
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