Saint Sava III ( sr, Свети Сава III / ''Sveti Sava III''; died July 16, 1316) was the
Archbishop of Serbs from 1309 to 1316. Upon completing his studies,
he began as a hegumen in
Hilandar
The Hilandar Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Хиландар, Manastir Hilandar, , el, Μονή Χιλανδαρίου) is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian monastery there. It wa ...
, then became the
Bishop of Prizren. During his office as bishop, he worked on the
Bogorodica Ljeviška
Bogorodica may refer to:
* Bogorodica, Gevgelija
Bogorodica ( mk, Богородица) is a village located in the Gevgelija Municipality of North Macedonia.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1001 inhabitants ...
church in
Prizren
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. In 1309 he became the Archbishop. Sava III was an important figure of the development of architecture in
Medieval Serbia
Serbia in the Middle Ages refers to the medieval period in the history of Serbia. The period begins in the 6th century with the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe, and lasts until the Ottoman conquest of Serbian lands in the second half ...
. Prior to the founding of the
Banjska monastery, which Sava III did not survive, King
Stefan Milutin
Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...
consulted with him. In his charters confirming the
endowments of King Milutin, he is styled "Archbishop of All Serbian and
Maritime Lands". He rebuilt the
Church of Saint George in
Staro Nagoričane
Staro Nagoričane ( mk, ) is a village in North Macedonia and the seat of the Staro Nagoričane municipality. The village is primarily known for its 11th century Church of St. George, first constructed in 1071 during Byzantine Macedonia, and rec ...
. According to the testimonies of his successor Archbishop
Nikodim I
Nikodim I of Peć and Nikodim of Hilandar ( sr, Никодим I Пећки) was a monk-scribe at Hilandar before becoming the 10th Serbian Archbishop from 1316 to 1324, he died in the year 1325. He is a Serbian saint and the Eastern Orthodox Churc ...
, he regularly donated to Hilandar. 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 ...
venerate him as ''Saint Sava III'' on July 26 (August 8, Gregorian calendar).
References
Sources
*Pakitibija.com, Житије срба светитеља: Сава Трећи, светитељ - архиепископ
14th-century Serbian people
14th-century Christian saints
14th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops
Archbishops of Serbs
Serbian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church
People of the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)
Year of birth missing
1316 deaths
Medieval Serbian Orthodox bishops
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