Saint Sava II
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Saint Sava II was the 3rd Serbian Archbishop (Head of the Serbian Church) that held office from 1263 until his death in 1271. He was the middle son of King Stephen II Nemanjić and Eudokia Angelina
, his two brothers were Stephen Radoslav and Stephen Vladislav I and he had a sister, Komnena Nemanjić. Predislav took the monastic name of Sava, after his uncle, Saint Sava
, the first Serbian Archbishop. The Serbian Orthodox Church
celebrates him as a saint and his feast-day is on February 21.
Eudokia Angelina
Eudokia Angelina was the queen consort of Stephen II Nemanjić of Serbia from 1196 to 1198. She later became the mistress of Alexios V Doukas, the future Emperor...
, his two brothers were Stephen Radoslav and Stephen Vladislav I and he had a sister, Komnena Nemanjić. Predislav took the monastic name of Sava, after his uncle, Saint Sava
Saint Sava
Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...
, the first Serbian Archbishop. The Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
celebrates him as a saint and his feast-day is on February 21.
See also
- List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church