Jelena Štiljanović
Jelena Štiljanović also known as Jelisaveta (died 1546) was a Serbian princess and saint. Life She was the wife of Prince Stefan Štiljanović who is also venerated as a saint along with his wife. After his death, she fled from the Turks and went to Germany. When she learned that her husband's relics had been found, Jelena returned to the monastery of Šišatovac Monastery, Šišatovac to pay homage to them. Once there she decided to become a nun under the monastic name of Jelisaveta. The founding of the Petkovica Monastery around 1522 is attributed to her generosity. There is some evidence that she was buried at the Convent of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sremski Karlovci. The Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates her feast day on 4 October. See also * List of Serbian saints References {{DEFAULTSORT:Štiljanović, Jelen ...
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Stefan Štiljanović
Stefan Štiljanović ( sr-cyr, Стефан Штиљановић; fl. 1498 – 1543) was the last prominent Serbian nobleman of the History of Ottoman Serbia, period of Ottoman subjugation of Serbia, and according to folklore, he was the last Despot of Serbia. He ruled a large territory under the Hungarian crown, due to his famed operations against the Ottoman Empire in the frontiers. Štiljanović is venerated as a List of Serbian saints, Saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church on the 4 October (Julian Calendar) or 17 October (Gregorian Calendar) which comes to the same thing. Life Štiljanović was born in Paštrovići (modern Montenegro). Paštrovići was mentioned in 1377 as one of the Serbian ''opština'', and in 1423 they became subjects of the Republic of Venice after signing a treaty amid the Ottoman expansion. He was elected the ''Knez (title), knez'' of PaštrovićiGregović in the Rezevici Monastery,Rakic 1985 and would be the last and most celebrated one. Štiljanov ...
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