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St. Sava’s journeys
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St. Sava’s journeys

1191–1219 · 4 stops

From prince to Athonite monk, then to Nicaea to receive independence for the Serbian Church.

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    1. Studenica

      Rastko, youngest son of the Serbian ruler Stefan Nemanja, grows up at court.

    2. Mount Athos

      At 17 he flees to the Holy Mountain and becomes the monk Sava. With his father he founds Hilandar.

    3. Nicaea

      In 1219 the Patriarch, then in exile in Nicaea, makes him the first Archbishop of an independent Serbian Church.

    4. Žiča

      Sava makes Žiča monastery the seat of the new archbishopric and crowns his brother king.

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