Saint Sava II

Saint Sava II (Serbian: Свети Сава II / Sveti Sava II; 1201–1271) was the third Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, serving from 1263 until his death in 1271. He was the middle son of King Stefan the First-Crowned of the Nemanjić dynasty and his Byzantine wife Eudokia Angelina. He had two brothers, Stefan Radoslav and Stefan Vladislav, and a sister, Komnena. Predislav took the monastic name of Sava, after his uncle, Saint Sava, the first Serbian Archbishop. The Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates him as a saint and his feast-day is 21 February.

Born as Predislav (Serbian Cyrillic: Предислав) in c. 1198, he was the middle son of King Stefan the First-Crowned and Eudokia Angelina. He had brothers Stefan Radoslav (b. 1192), Stefan Vladislav (b. 1198), and half-brother Stefan Uroš I (b. 1223). He also had two sisters, Komnena being the only one whose name is known.

King Stefan the First-Crowned, who had become ill, took monastic vows and died in 1227.^[1] Radoslav who was the eldest son succeeded as King, crowned at Žiča by Archbishop Sava,^[1] his uncle. The younger sons, Vladislav and Uroš I, received appanages.^[1] Sava II (Predislav) was appointed bishop of Hum shortly thereafter, later serving as Archbishop of Serbia (1263-1270).^[1] The Church and state was thus dominated by the same family and the ties between the two as well as the family's role within the Church continued.^[2]

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Sfântul Sava II(ca. 1200 – 1271) a fost al treilea arhiepiscop al Bisericii Ortodoxe Sârbe, din 1263 până la trecerea lui la Domnul. Botezat cu numele Predislav, el a fost fiul mijlociu al Regelui Ştefan, întâiul încoronat din dinastia Nemanjić, şi al soţiei sale din Bizanţ, Eudokia Angelina. A avut doi fraţi, Stefan Radoslav şi Stefan Vladislav, şi două surori, Komnena fiind singura căreia i se cunoaşte numele. Predislav a îmbrăcat haina monahală cu numele Sava, după unchiul său, Sfântul Sava, îintâiul arhiepiscop sârb.

Regele Ştefan, întâiul incoronat, s-a îmbolnăvit, drept urmare călugărindu-se şi murind in 1227. Radoslav, fiul mai mare, a fost încoronat rege. Fiii mai mici,  Vladislav şi Uroš I, au primit titluri. Sava II(Predislav) a fost numit episcop de Hum, astfel legăturile dintre stat şi biserică menţinându-se bune.