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Rastko Nemanjić Enters Monastic Life
In 1196 Rastko Nemanjić, son of Serbian ruler Stefan Nemanja, went to Mount Athos to become a monk, taking the name Sava;…
Timeline
- 1196Mount Athos · Mount AthosRastko Nemanjić left the Serbian court and traveled to Mount Athos to study the monastic tradition and seek guidance, laying the foundation for his later establishment of the Serbian monastic system.
- 1196Vatopedi Monastery · Mount AthosRastko Nemanjić was formally tonsured and took the monastic name Sava, beginning systematic study of Byzantine monastic rules and theology, later returning to the Balkans to spread Orthodoxy and written culture.
Sources
- The Life of St. Simeon by St. Sava — Saint Sava