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
Serbian Archbishop
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
SeeMetropolitanate of Peć
Installed1279
Term ended1286
PredecessorJoanikije I
SuccessorJakov I
Personal details
Born
DiedJanuary 4, 1286
BuriedŽiča (1186-1190), Peć
NationalitySerb
DenominationEastern Orthodox Christian
Sainthood
Feast dayJanuary 4 (January 17, Gregorian)
Canonizedby Serbian Orthodox Church
ShrinesPatriarchate of Peć

References

  1. Dušan T. Bataković (2005). Histoire du peuple serbe. L'AGE D'HOMME. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-2-8251-1958-7.
  2. Jakov Sirotković; Ivo Cecić; Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod (1990). Enciklopedija Jugoslavije. Vol. 6. Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod. p. 46. ISBN 978-86-7053-024-9.
  3. Upadhya, Om Datt (1994). The Art of Ajanta and Sopoćani: A Comparative Study : An Enquiry in Prāṇa Aesthetics. ISBN 9788120809901.
  4. Dimitrije Bogdanović; Vojislav J. Đurić; Dejan Medaković; Miodrag Đorđević (1997). Chilandar. Monastery of Chilandar. p. 42. ISBN 9788674131053.
  5. Radivoje Ljubinković (1975). The Church of the Apostles in the Patriarchate of Peć. Jugoslavija. p. viii.

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