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Saint Ivan Church

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Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
Saint Ivan Church
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Budva, Montenegro

Saint Sava , known as The Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat. Sava, born as Rastko , was the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in 1190–92. He then left for Mount Athos where he became a monk, with the name Sava . At Athos, he established the monastery of Hilandar, which became one of the most important cultural and religious centres of the Serbian people. In 1219 he was recognized as the first Serbian Archbishop by the Patriarchate exiled in Nicea, and in the same year he authored the oldest known constitution of Serbia, Zakonopravilo, thus securing full independence; both religious and political. Sava is regarded the founder of Serbian medieval literature. He is widely considered as one of the most important figures of Serbian history. Saint Sava is canonized and venerated by the Serbian Orthodox Church, as its founder, on January 27 [O.S. January 14]. His life has been interpreted in many artistic works from the Middle Ages to modern times. He is the patron saint of Serbia, Serbs, and Serbian education. The Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade is dedicated to him, built where the Ottomans burnt his remains in 1594 during an uprising in which the Serbs used icons of Sava as their war flags; the church is one of the largest church buildings in the world.
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