The Life of St. Sava (Serbian: Žitije Svetog Save/Житије Светог Саве) was the biography of Saint Sava (1169–1236), the first Archbishop of Serbs (s. 1219–1235), written by Serbian monk Domentijan (1210–after 1264) in 1254. Serbian monk Teodosije the Hilandarian wrote a second biography of Saint Sava.
| The Life of St. Sava | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Hagiography of St. Sava |
| Type | hagiography |
| Date | 1243–54 |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Serbia |
| Language(s) | Old Serbian |
| Scribe(s) | Domentijan |
| Dedicated to | Saint Sava |
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Further reading edit
- Domentijan; Dimitrije Bogdanović (1984), Zitije svetog Save, Gregorić
- Milojević, Snežana J. (2015). "Jevanđelje u Domentijanovom Životu Svetoga Save". Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini. 45 (2): 63–90. doi:10.5937/zrffp45-8564.
- Ivanović, Miloš (2019). "Serbian hagiographies on the warfare and political struggles of the Nemanjić dynasty (from the twelfth to the fourteenth century)". Reform and Renewal in Medieval East and Central Europe: Politics, Law and Society. Cluj-Napoca: Romanian Academy, Center for Transylvanian Studies. pp. 103–129.
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