12/13th-century Serbian prince, Orthodox monk, diplomat, and founder of Serbian law
For the Bulgarian saint, see Saint Sava (disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius).
Saint
Sava
Archbishop of Serbia The Illuminator
Fresco detail of Saint Sava in Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate of Peć monastery, Serbia
Prince, Archbishop, Confessor, Equal to the Apostles
Born
Rastko Nemanjić 1169 or 1174[a] Gradina, Zeta
Died
(1236-01-27)27 January 1236 (61–62 or 66–67) Tarnovo, Bulgarian Empire
Venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church[1][2][3]
Major shrine
Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
Feast
January 27 [O.S. January 14]
Attributes
Ktetor, teacher, theologian, legislator, diplomat, protector of the poor, writer
Patronage
Serbia, Serbs, Serbian schools
Serbian Archbishop
Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
See
Žiča
Installed
1219
Term ended
1235
Successor
Arsenije
Other post(s)
Archimandrite
Orders
Ordination
Patriarch Manuel I of Constantinople
Personal details
Buried
Holy Forty Martyrs Church (until May 6, 1237) Mileševa (until 1594)
Nationality
Serbian
Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Parents
Stefan Nemanja and Ana
Occupation
archbishop
Signature
Saint Sava (Serbian: Свети Сава, romanized: Sveti Sava, pronounced[sʋɛ̂ːtiːsǎːʋa]; Old Church Slavonic: Свѧтъ Сава / ⰔⰂⰤⰕⰟ ⰔⰀⰂⰀ; Greek: Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat. Sava, born as Rastko Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Растко Немањић), was the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (founder of the Nemanjić dynasty), and ruled the appanage of Zachlumia 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 the Patriarchate exiled in Nicea recognized him as the first Serbian Archbishop, and in the same year he authored the oldest known constitution of Serbia, the Zakonopravilo nomocanon, thus securing full religious and political independence. Sava is regarded as the founder of Serbian medieval literature.[4][5][6][7][8]
He is widely considered one of the most important figures of Serbian history. Sava is considered to be to the Serbs what Averroes is to the Muslims and Maimonides is to the Jews. Saint Sava is venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on January 27 [O.S. January 14]. Many artistic works from the Middle Ages to modern times have interpreted his career. 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,[9] during an uprising in which 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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SaintSava (Serbian: Свети Сава, romanized: Sveti Sava, pronounced [sʋɛ̂ːtiː sǎːʋa]; Old Church Slavonic: Свѧтъ Сава / ⰔⰂⰤⰕⰟ ⰔⰀⰂⰀ; Greek: Άγιος Σάββας;...
The Church of SaintSava (Serbian Cyrillic: Храм Светог Саве, romanized: Hram Svetog Save, lit. ''The Temple of SaintSava'') is a Serbian Orthodox church...
himself in 1448, and a year later changed it to Herceg of St. Sava, after the Serb saint buried on his territory, considered a miracle worker by Christians...
SaintSava College was one of the earliest academic institutions in Wallachia, Romania. It was the predecessor to both SaintSava National College and...
Church achieved autocephalous status in 1219, under the leadership of SaintSava, becoming the independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated...
The SaintSava Serbian Orthodox Monastery and School of Theology (Serbian: Манастир Светог Саве, romanized: Manastir Svetog Save) in Libertyville, Illinois...
monastery there. It was founded in 1198 by Stefan Nemanja (Saint Symeon) and his son SaintSava. St. Symeon was the former Grand Prince of Serbia (1166–1196)...
SaintSava I (First Archbishop of Serbia) – 27 January [O.S. 14 Januyry] SaintSava II (Archbishop of Serbia) – 21 February [O.S. 8 February] Saint Sava...
"SaintSava" House is in Belgrade, at 13 Cara Dušana Street; it was built in 1890. By its volume and architectural features, the building is an established...
capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan...
Sabbas the Goth (Romanian: Sava Gotul, Greek: Σάββας ο Γότθος; died 12 April 372) was a Christian martyr venerated as a saint. Sabbas (also Saba) was born...
in the region before being crushed by the Ottoman army. The relics of SaintSava were burnt by the Ottomans as a retaliation. Although short-lived, it...
the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. 1595 – The relics of SaintSava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier...
Retrieved 23 November 2019. Official cadastre, parcel 18919/2 Church of SaintSava "Организација унутрашњег простора Храма и његове функције" [Organization...
The SaintSava National College (Romanian: Colegiul Național Sfântul Sava), Bucharest, named after Sabbas the Sanctified, is the oldest and one of the...
18-year-old students, she at the Iulia Hașdeu High School, and he at the SaintSava High School, in Bucharest. "Nina și Ion Iliescu: iubire de la 18 ani"...
SaintSava II (Serbian: Свети Сава II, romanized: Sveti Sava II; 1201–1271) was the third archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, serving from 1263...
Chapel Complex, now better known as the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava (Serbian: Црква светог Саве, romanized: Crkva svetog Save) is a historic...
prominent disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Along with them and Saint Gorazd, Saint Clement of Ohrid, Naum of Preslav and SaintSava he is venerated as...
The Society of SaintSava or SaintSava Society (Serbian: Друштво „Свети Сава“/Društvo „Sveti Sava“) was a Serbian non-governmental association with the...