Jevstatije II ( sr-cyr, Јевстатије II; 1292–d. 1309) was the Archbishop of Serbs from 1292 to 1309. In the times of his two predecessors, Serbia expanded significantly in territory. In 1282, Skoplje (future capital),
Polog
Polog ( mk, Полог, Polog; sq, Pollog), also known as the Polog Valley ( mk, links=no, Полошка Котлина, Pološka Kotlina; sq, links=no, Lugina e Pollogut), is located in the north-western part of the Republic of North Macedo ...
,
Ovče Polje,
Zletovo
Zletovo ( mk, Злетово) is a village in the municipality of Probištip, North Macedonia. It used to be a municipality of its own and its FIPS code was MK48.
History
One of the neighborhoods of the village bears the name ''Arvanik'', which s ...
, Pijenac,
Kičevo and
Debar
Debar ( mk, Дебaр ; Albanian: ''Dibër''/''Dibra'' or ''Dibra e Madhe;'' ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ...
were conquered. In the north
Braničevo and
Vidin
Vidin ( bg, Видин, ; Old Romanian: Diiu) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as o ...
were taken by 1290. New
eparchies
Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...
were established: Gračanička, Končanska, Limska, Mačvanska, Braničevska, Beogradska and Skopska. The
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches.
The majori ...
venerates him as ''Saint Jevstatije II'' on August 16 (August 29, Gregorian calendar).
Sources
*Pakitibija.com, Житије срба светитеља (''Lives of the Serbian saints''): Свети Јевстатије Други, светитељ - архиепископ (Saint Eustathius Second, saint - archbishop)]
13th-century Serbian people
13th-century Christian saints
13th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops
14th-century Serbian people
14th-century Christian saints
14th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops
Serbian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Archbishops of Serbs
Eastern Orthodox Christians from Serbia
Year of birth missing
1309 deaths
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