Yoakim Karchovski
Bulgarian writer (c. 1750 – c. 1820)
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Yoakim Karchovski (Bulgarian: Йоаким Кърчовски; Macedonian: Јоаким Крчовски, romanized: Joakim Krčovski;[1] c. 1750 – c. 1820), also known as Hadži Joakim, was a cleric, writer, educator and one of the early figures of the Bulgarian National Revival.[2][3][4]
Biography
Karchovski was born around 1750.[5] Macedonian linguist Blaže Koneski theorized that he might have originated from the Kičevo region.[6] Karchovski was educated in Constantinople. In 1787 he began working as a priest.[5] He was a teacher in Kratovo, Debar region, Kriva Palanka, Štip, Samokov, Melnik and Kyustendil.[7][8] He had 2 sons, Georgi and David. In around 1807 Karchovski became a monk, after the death of his wife.[5] In his writings, he identified himself as a Bulgarian and called his language Bulgarian.[7][9] In 1819 he became a hieromonk.[8] He died around 1820.[5]
Legacy
Although he died before the earliest expressions of a Macedonian national identity, he is considered an ethnic Macedonian in North Macedonia.[9] In May 2022 he was canonized by the Macedonian Orthodox Church as a saint.[10]
Works
Karchovski authored 5 works printed in Buda:[6][2]
- Lecture spoken because of dying (Слово исказаное заради умирание; 1814)
- Story about the terrible and second coming of Christ (Повест ради страшнаго и втораго пришествия Христова; 1814)
- This book called suffering (Сия книга глаголемаа митарства; 1817)
- The Wonders of the Holy Virgin (Чудеса пресвятия Богородици; 1817)
- Some edifyingly advices (Различна поучителна наставления; 1819)
