Important events in the life of Paisiy of Hilandar, a Bulgarian monk famous as the author of Slavonic-Bulgarian History and considered by many the most important forerunner of the Bulgarian National Revival.
He his likeness appears on the 2 leva banknote of series 1999 and 2005.
| 1722 | Born in Bansko, Bulgaria, then part of the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1745 | Entered Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos as a monk. |
| 1761 | Sent from the monastery to Austria to recover the effects of a fellow monk, Archimandrite Gerasim, who had died there. |
| 1762 | Upon return to Mount Athos, moves from Hilandar Monastery to Zograph Monastery. |
| 1762 | Completed his seminal work, The Slavonic-Bulgarian History. |
| 1765 | Visited the town of Kotel, in Bulgaria, where the young Sofroniy of Vratsa copied his book. |
| 1773 | Died at Ambelino (today part of Asenovgrad), Bulgaria |
