Jefimija Јефимија Jelena Mrnjavčević Јелена Мрњавчевић
Fresco detail in Ljubostinja Monastery
Born
Јелена Мрњавчевић Jelena Mrnjavčević
Attributes
Orthodox Nun Christian poetry
Writing career
Native name
Jelena Mrnjavčević
Occupation
Nun
Nationality
Medieval Serbian
Years active
14th century
Notable works
Royal doors curtain of Hilandar; covering of Prince Lazar's Poem Her Lament for a Dead Son Poem Encomium of Prince Lazar Ark
Spouse
Uglješa Mrnjavčević
Relatives
Vojihna (father)
Jefimija (Serbian Cyrillic: Јефимија, Serbian pronunciation:[jěfiːmija]; 1349–1405), secular name Jelena Mrnjavčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Мрњавчевић, pronounced[jělenamr̩̂ɲaːʋtʃeʋitɕ] or [mr̩ɲǎːʋ-]), daughter of Vojihna and widow of Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević, is considered the first female Serbian poet. Her Lament for a Dead Son and Encomium of Prince Lazar are famous in the canon of medieval Serbian literature.[1][2]
Jefimija was also as a skilled needlewoman and engraver. Her lament for her beloved son was carved on the back of the diptych, (two-panelled icon representing a virgin and Child) which Teodosije, Bishop of Serres, had presented as a gift to the infant Uglješa at his baptism. The piece of art has Jefemija's lament engraved on its back.[3]
^Gavrilović 2006, pp. 78–79.
^Hawkesworth, Celia (2000). Voices in the Shadows: Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia. Central European University Press. p. 80.
^Pavlikianov, Cyril (2001). The Medieval Aristocracy on Mount Athos: Philological and Documentary Evidence for the Activity of Byzantine, Georgian and Slav Aristocrats and Eminent Churchmen in the Monasteries of Mount Athos from the 10th to the 15th Century. Sofia: Center for Slavo-Byzantine Studies. ISBN 9789540715957.
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