Petar of Koriša

Petar Koriški (in Serbian: Петар Коришки; lived in the 13th century) was the first anachoretic saint of Medieval Kingdom of Serbia, who lived in a cave on Rusenica mountain, part of the Šar Mountains range, where he gained fame as an ascetic wonderworker among his people.[1] The Serbian Orthodox Church now venerates him on 5 June (Julian Calendar).

He was born in Ujmir, a village south-west of Peja and died in Koriša, which is located in Kosovo. Petar and his sister, after the death of their parents, joined a monastic community and later both became hermits.[2] It is said that Petar healed those who sought his help and his fame spread with the ensuing years, transforming into the "Cult of Petar of Koriša."[3]

His rock-cut monastery is also known as the Hermitage of St. Peter of Koriša.

Petar Koriški was the only saint that was neither a state ruler nor head of the Church, though an exception was made in his case by the Serbian Orthodox Church.[4][3]

In the next century, Teodosije the Hilandarian popularized Petar in his 1310 realistic work titled "The Life of Petar of Koriša." Teodosije's narrative demonstrated the characteristics of a novel.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (1933). Bulletin International.
  2. Walsh, Michael J. (April 28, 2007). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814631867 – via Google Books.
  3. Поповић, Даница (April 28, 1997). "The cult of St. Petar of Korisa: Stages of development and patterns". Balcanica (28): 181–212 – via dais.sanu.ac.rs.
  4. Professor Silvio Ferrari; Dr Andrea Benzo (28 July 2014). Between Cultural Diversity and Common Heritage: Legal and Religious Perspectives on the Sacred Places of the Mediterranean. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-4724-2601-7.
  5. Deliso, Christopher (December 30, 2008). Culture and Customs of Serbia and Montenegro. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313344374 – via Google Books.
  6. Ivić, Pavle (April 28, 1995). The history of Serbian culture. Porthill Publishers. ISBN 9781870732314 – via Google Books.
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