Gavril Svetogorec was a 20th-century Eastern Orthodox monk, ascetic, and bishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Born Mijalče Parnadžiev in Štip in 1926, he initially served as a sergeant in the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II. Following the war, he pursued a career in sculpture, graduating from the University of Belgrade in 1955. He later transitioned to monastic life, serving at Mount Athos before returning to Macedonia to lead the Lesnovo Monastery. He was consecrated as the Bishop of Velika in 1989 and died in 1990.