Jevstatije I
Jevstatije I (Serbian: Јевстатије I) was the sixth Serbian Archbishop, holding the office from 1279 to 1286.[1] He was born in the Budimlje parish, near Berane in Zeta.[2] He took his monastics vows in Zeta, then left for the Hilandar monastery to study[3] and meditate and, where he later became the hegumen (abbot), succeeding Joanikije, holding the office 1162–65.[4] He left the monastery and became the Bishop of Zeta, and later the Serbian Archbishop in 1279, succeeding Joanikije I. He died on 4 January 1286. His relics were buried in the Monastery of Peć in 1289-1290, after being transferred from the ruined Žiča monastery.[5] The Serbian Orthodox Church commemorates him on 4 January according to the Julian calendar, or 17 January according to the Gregorian calendar.
Saint Jevstatije I | |
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Serbian Archbishop | |
Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
See | Metropolitanate of Peć |
Installed | 1279 |
Term ended | 1286 |
Predecessor | Joanikije I |
Successor | Jakov I |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | January 4, 1286 |
Buried | Žiča (1186-1190), Peć |
Nationality | Serb |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christian |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | January 4 (January 17, Gregorian) |
Canonized | by Serbian Orthodox Church |
Shrines | Patriarchate of Peć |
References
- Dušan T. Bataković (2005). Histoire du peuple serbe. L'AGE D'HOMME. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-2-8251-1958-7.
- Jakov Sirotković; Ivo Cecić; Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod (1990). Enciklopedija Jugoslavije. Vol. 6. Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod. p. 46. ISBN 978-86-7053-024-9.
- Upadhya, Om Datt (1994). The Art of Ajanta and Sopoćani: A Comparative Study : An Enquiry in Prāṇa Aesthetics. ISBN 9788120809901.
- Dimitrije Bogdanović; Vojislav J. Đurić; Dejan Medaković; Miodrag Đorđević (1997). Chilandar. Monastery of Chilandar. p. 42. ISBN 9788674131053.
- Radivoje Ljubinković (1975). The Church of the Apostles in the Patriarchate of Peć. Jugoslavija. p. viii.
Sources
- Bataković, Dušan T., ed. (2005). Histoire du peuple serbe. Lausanne: L’Age d’Homme. ISBN 9782825119587.