Archbishop
By origin a Slav, he was a disciple of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, assisting the holy brothers in the enlightenment of the Slavic people and in their struggle for the purity of Orthodoxy in Moravia. After being expelled from Moravia, the Slavic confessors St. Angelar, Clement, and Naum arrived in Bulgaria, where they were received with honor and asked to introduce worship in the Slavic language.
St. Clement was appointed to teach in Kutmichevitsa, organized a school at the princely court, which reached a high level during the reign of Simeon, and also created separate schools for adults and children in southwestern Macedonia. He taught children literacy, and the total number of his students reached 3,500. In 893, St. Clement was elevated to the rank of bishop of Dremvitsa, and his place was taken by St. Naum.
The saint became the first of the Bulgarian hierarchs to serve, preach, and write in the Slavic language. He labored for the glory of God until old age, continuing his translation work. He died in 916. His body was buried in the Ohrid Panteleimon Monastery, which he founded.
Saint Clement is considered the first Slavic writer, continuing the translation work begun by Sts. Cyril and Methodius, and leaving behind his literary works – the first examples of Slavic spiritual literature.
