Stefan Vukanović Nemanjić ( sr-cyr, Стефан Вукановић Немањић) was a
Serbian prince, the son of Grand Prince
Vukan Nemanjić (r. 1202-1204) and the nephew of Grand Prince and King
Stefan the First-Crowned (r. 1196–1217;–1228). He built the
Morača monastery.
Life
Stefan was the son of Grand Prince Vukan, who was self-styled ''"King of
Duklja
Duklja ( sr-Cyrl, Дукља; ; ) was a medieval South Slavs, South Slavic state which roughly encompassed the territories of modern-day southeastern Montenegro, from the Bay of Kotor in the west to the Bojana river in the east, and to the sou ...
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Dalmatia
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Travunia,
Toplica and
Hvosno"'' (1195), and ruled Serbia briefly in 1202-1204. Stefan Vukanović, titled ''knez'' ("prince") had two brothers, the eldest
Đorđe, who was the Grand Prince of Zeta (1208–1216), and youngest
Dmitar, a ''župan'' (county lord) and monk. In 1252, Stefan Vukanović built the
Morača monastery.
Stefan Vukanović Nemanjić (1187 - d.)
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Morača monastery
Stefan Vukanović built the monastery by the Morača river, in the heartlands of Duklja
Duklja ( sr-Cyrl, Дукља; ; ) was a medieval South Slavs, South Slavic state which roughly encompassed the territories of modern-day southeastern Montenegro, from the Bay of Kotor in the west to the Bojana river in the east, and to the sou ...
( Zeta, in modern south-central Montenegro
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). It was founded in 1252, during the rule of King Stefan Uroš I (r. 1243–1276), on the right banks of the Morača, in the wide part of the Morača canyon, called Donja Morača. It overlooks the river from 40 metres above sea level. Nearby is the Svetigora waterfall, regarded the finest waterfall of Montenegro.
See also
* Nemanjić family tree
References
Sources
* Aleksić, Vladimir, Milić, Dragana, Živković, Vojislav (2022):
Grand knez Stephen Vukanović and the Morača Monastery
. Istraživanja - Journal of Historical Researches 33, Novi Sad, 24-39.
13th-century Serbian royalty
Nemanjić dynasty
Medieval Serbian Orthodox clergy
Serbian princes
Founders of Christian monasteries
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