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Carica Milica
Princess Milica Hrebeljanović née Nemanjić ( sr, Милица Немањић Хребељановић · ca. 1335 – November 11, 1405) also known as Empress (''Tsaritsa'') Milica, was a List of Serbian consorts, royal consort of Serbia by marriage to Prince Lazar, and regent of Serbia during the minority of her son, Despotes, despot Stefan Lazarević from 1389 to 1393. She later became a Serbian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox nun under the name Jevgenija. She is the author of "''A Mother's Prayer''" ( sr, Молитва матере) and a famous poem of mourning for her husband, ''My Widowhood's Bridegroom'' ( sr, Удовству мојему женик). Biography Early life She was the daughter of Prince Vratko Nemanjić (known in Serb epic poetry as ''Jug Bogdan''), who as a great-grandson of Vukan Nemanjić, Grand Principality of Serbia, Grand Prince of Serbia (ruled 1202-1204)), was part of the collateral, elder branch of the Nemanjić dynasty. Her husband wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubostinja
The Ljubostinja Monastery ( sr, / , ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near Trstenik, Serbia. Located in the small mountain valley of the Ljubostinja river, the monastery is dedicated to the Holy Virgin. History The monastery was built from 1388 to 1405. In Ljubostinja were buried Princess Milica, Lazar Hrebeljanović's wife and Nun Jefimija, which after the Battle of Kosovo became a nun along with a number of other widows of Serbian noblemen, who lost their lives in the battles on the river Maritsa and Kosovo Polje. Today, Ljubostinja is a female monastery, which preserves and maintains about fifty nuns. During the rebellion of Kočine, the people were invited on rebellion from the Ljubostinje monastery. After the collapse of rebellion, Turks burned the monastery to revenge the Serbs, and most of the frescoes were destroyed. Also, when the monastery was set on fire, a secret treasure was discovered hidden in the monastery wall behind icons in which the Princess Milica hid t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
