Saint Paisius of Hilendar (1722-1773) was a Bulgarian clergyman and a key Bulgarian National Revival figure. He is most famous for being the author of Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya, the first work of Bulgarian historiography.
The monument is located on the Vazrazhdane square in Bansko and it was created in 1976 by the sculptor Stoycho Todorov.

Saint Paisius of Hilendar