Ana ( sr-Cyrl, Ана); 1196–d. June 22, 1200) was the
princess consort
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of the
Serbian Principality as the wife of
Stefan Nemanja
Stefan Nemanja (Serbian Cyrillic: , ; – 13 February 1199) was the Grand Prince ( Veliki Župan) of the Serbian Grand Principality (also known as Raška, lat. ) from 1166 to 1196. A member of the Vukanović dynasty, Nemanja founded the Nemanji ...
(r. 1166–1196). She was of noble descent. Ana took monastic vows in 1196 and was baptized ''
Anastasia
Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the most ...
'', after
Anastasia of Sirmium
Saint Anastasia (died December 25 A.D. 304) is a Christian saint and martyr who died at Sirmium in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda (modern Serbia). In the Eastern Orthodox Church, she is venerated as St. Anastasia the ''Pharmakolytria'', ...
. She is venerated by the
Serbian Orthodox Church
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as Saint Anastasija ( sr, / ) with her
feast day
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on June 22 (
Julian calendar
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).
Theories of origin
Her origins have never been concluded. The oldest source mentioning her origin was
Domentijan
Domentijan ( sr-cyr, Доментијан; c. 1210-after 1264), also known as Domentijan the Hilandarian (Доментијан Хиландарац), was a major figure in medieval Serbian literature and philosophy.Mateja Matejić and Dragan Mili ...
(c. 1210 – after 1264), who said of her: "a great princess, daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Romanos", only
Romanos IV Diogenes
Romanos IV Diogenes (Greek: Ρωμανός Διογένης), Latinized as Romanus IV Diogenes, was a member of the Byzantine military aristocracy who, after his marriage to the widowed empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa, was crowned Byzantine Em ...
ruled 1068–71, making this genealogy impossible.
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Mavro Orbini
Mavro Orbini (1563–1614) was a Ragusan chronicler, notable for his work '' The Realm of the Slavs'' (1601) which influenced Slavic ideology and historiography in the later centuries.
Life
Orbini was born in Ragusa (now Dubrovnik), the capital ...
, writing in 1601, mentioned her as a daughter of the Bosnian Ban. He perhaps mixed her up with the wife of
Prince Miroslav, who was the sister of
Ban Kulin
Kulin ( sh-Cyrl, Кулин; d. November 1204) was the Banate of Bosnia, Ban of Bosnia from 1180 to 1204, first as a vassal of the Byzantine Empire and then of the Kingdom of Hungary, although his state was de facto independent. He was one of B ...
. However this is not supported by any sources.
[Predrag Puzović 1998, ch. Lepa Ana, kći bosanskog bana]
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Jovan Rajić
Jovan Rajić ( sr-cyr, Јован Рајић; September 21, 1726 – December 22, 1801) was a Serbian writer, historian, theologian, and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Serbian academics of the 18th century. He was one of the most notab ...
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, although this is not supported by any sources. Vaso Glušac believed her to have been the sister of Ban Borić.
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, however, he wrongly thought that Borić and Boris Kalamanos
Boris ( hu, Borisz; 1114 1154), also known as Boris Kalamanos ( gr, Βορίσης Καλαμάνος, Russian & Ukrainian: Борис Коломанович) was a claimant to the Hungarian throne in the middle of the . He was the son of Euphem ...
were the same person (when in fact, Boris died in 1154, and Borić was alive in 1163), thus Ana, based on this assumption, would have been the daughter of Boris.
*Justin Popović
Justin Popović ( sr-cyr, Јустин Поповић, ; 6 April 1894 – 7 April 1979) was a Serbian Orthodox theologian, archimandrite of the Ćelije Monastery, Dostoyevsky scholar, writer, an advocate of anti-communism and a critic of the pr ...
mentioned her to have been the daughter of Manuel I Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos ( el, Μανουήλ Κομνηνός, translit=Manouíl Komnenos, translit-std=ISO; 28 November 1118 – 24 September 1180), Romanization of Greek, Latinized Comnenus, also called Porphyrogennetos (; "born in the purple"), w ...
, who after the conflict with Uroš II of Serbia wed of his daughter to him in order to make peace.
*Other theories include her being a Hungarian princess or "Frankish" (French) princess.
Marriage and descendants
Through the marriage with Stefan Nemanja, they had three sons and three daughters:
*Stefan Nemanjić
Stefan Nemanja II ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Немања II, ), or Stephen the First-Crowned ( sr, / , ; – 24 September 1228), was the Grand Prince of Serbia from 1196 and the King of Serbia from 1217 until his death in 1228. He was the firs ...
, Stefan Nemanja's successor.
*Rastko Nemanjić
Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalou ...
(Saint Sava) (1171–1236), The first archbishop
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and patron saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
*Vukan Nemanjić
Vukan Nemanjić ( sr-cyr, Вукан Немањић, ; before 1165 – after 1207) was the Grand Prince of the Grand Principality of Serbia from 1202 to 1204. He was the Grand Prince of Pomorje (titular King) from 1195 until his death. He was the ...
, Grand Prince of '' Doclea'' 1190–1208, and Grand Prince of Serbia 1202–1204.
*Jefimija, married Manuel Doukas, Regent of Thesaloniki (+1241).
*A daughter who married Tihomir Asen, and gave birth to Bulgarian Tsar
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Constantine Tih Asen (reigned 1257–1277).
See also
*Nemanjić family tree
Nemanjić family tree
Monarchs
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* Vukan / Uroš I
**Zavida, Prince of Zachumlia before 1145
*** Tihomir, Grand Prince of Serbia 1163-1166
*** Stracimir, Prince of West Morava 1163-after 1180s
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*List of Serbian saints
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*Venerable Avakum ( Deacon Avakum) –
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1200 deaths
Date of birth unknown
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