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Rastko Nemanjić

Saint
Sava
Equal-to-apostles, the Illuminator
Serbian Archbishop
Sveti Sava Kraljeva Crkva Detalj.jpg
Fresco detail of Saint Sava in the King's Church, Studenica Monastery, Serbia
Church Serbian Orthodox Church
See Metropolitanate of Žiča
Installed 1219
Term ended 1235
Predecessor (First)
Successor Arsenije I
Other posts archimandrite
Orders
Ordination Patriarch Manuel I of Constantinople
Personal details
Birth name Rastko Nemanjić
Born 1169 or 1174
Gradina
Died January 27, 1236(1236-01-27)
Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Buried Holy Forty Martyrs Church (until May 6, 1237)
Mileševa (until 1594)
Nationality Serbian
Denomination Orthodox Christian
Parents Stefan Nemanja and Ana
Occupation prince, archbishop
Motto Only Unity Saves the Serbs
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Sainthood
Feast day January 27 [O.S. January 14]
Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized by Serbian Orthodox Church
Attributes ktetor, teacher, legislator, diplomat, protector of the poor, writer
Patronage Serbia, Serbs, Serbian schools
Shrines Church of Saint Sava (Belgrade)

Saint Sava (Serbian: Свети Сава/Sveti Sava, pronounced [sʋɛ̂ːtiː sǎːʋa], 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as The Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat. Sava, born Rastko, was the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (founder of the Nemanjić dynasty), and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in 1190–92. He then left for Mount Athos where he became a monk, with the name Sava (Sabbas). At Athos, he established the monastery of Hilandar, which became one of the most important cultural and religious centres of the Serbian people. In 1219 he was recognized as the first Serbian Archbishop by the Patriarchate, and in the same year he authored the oldest known constitution of Serbia, Zakonopravilo, thus securing full independence; both religious and political. Sava is regarded the founder of Serbian medieval literature.

He is widely considered as one of the most important figures of Serbian history. Saint Sava is canonized and venerated by the Serbian Orthodox Church, as its founder, on January 27 [O.S. January 14]. His life has been interpreted in many artistic works from the Middle Ages to modern times. He is the patron saint of Serbia, Serbs, and Serbian education. The Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade is dedicated to him, built where the Ottomans burnt his remains in 1594 during an uprising in which the Serbs used icons of Sava as their war flags; the church is one of the largest church buildings in the world.


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