Grigorije II of Ras (c. 1250 – 1321), was a Serbian medieval monk-scribe whose writing flourished from 1282 to 1321. He is now venerated as a saint. The Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates Grigorije as a saint during the holiday of the Assembly of the Holy Serbian Enlighteners and Teachers on 30 August (

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, he bore a name already made famous by earlier scribes in that institution's century-long history as a center of Serbian book production. He died in 1321, leaving behind a legacy of elegant, illuminated volumes whose survivor spanned almost four decades (1282 to 1321). He completed transcribing the Church Law Code (''Nomocanon'') known as the "''Raška krmčija''" at Ras in 1305. The manuscript, though preserved in its entirety, is divided physically and is kept in

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. Grigorije of Ras is also known for the verses he composed on a silver cross which he made together with King Stefan Milutin.

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{{reflist 1250 births 1321 deaths Serbian monks Serbian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church

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