Saint Sava
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Saint Sava was a medieval Serbian prince-turned-monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church, and a key founder of Serbian statehood, law, and religious identity.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Sava canonical | 41 |
| Saint Sava of Serbia | 2 |
| Sveti Sava | 2 |
| Archbishop Sava | 1 |
| Saint Sava (initial burial) | 1 |
| Saint Sava, first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church | 1 |
| Stefan Nemanja | 1 |
| Свети Сава | 1 |
| Свети Сава, први архиепископ српски | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T626439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Saint Sava Context triple: [Serbian Orthodox Church, veneratesSaint, Saint Sava]
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Saint Isaac of Dalmatia
Saint Isaac of Dalmatia was a 4th–5th century Christian monk and confessor venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, known for his ascetic life and defense of orthodoxy in Constantinople.
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Saint Methodius
Saint Methodius was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, venerated as one of the "Apostles to the Slavs" for his role in spreading Christianity and Slavic literacy alongside his brother Saint Cyril.
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Saint Cyril
Saint Cyril was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, best known for creating the Glagolitic alphabet and helping to spread Christianity and literacy among the Slavic peoples.
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Mihajlo
Mihajlo is the Serbian given name of Michael I. Pupin, the renowned Serbian-American physicist, inventor, and Columbia University professor.
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Serbian Patriarch
The Serbian Patriarch is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, overseeing its religious, administrative, and pastoral affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Sava Target entity description: Saint Sava was a medieval Serbian prince-turned-monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church, and a key founder of Serbian statehood, law, and religious identity.
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Saint Isaac of Dalmatia
Saint Isaac of Dalmatia was a 4th–5th century Christian monk and confessor venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, known for his ascetic life and defense of orthodoxy in Constantinople.
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B.
Saint Methodius
Saint Methodius was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, venerated as one of the "Apostles to the Slavs" for his role in spreading Christianity and Slavic literacy alongside his brother Saint Cyril.
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Saint Cyril
Saint Cyril was a 9th-century Byzantine missionary and scholar, best known for creating the Glagolitic alphabet and helping to spread Christianity and literacy among the Slavic peoples.
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Mihajlo
Mihajlo is the Serbian given name of Michael I. Pupin, the renowned Serbian-American physicist, inventor, and Columbia University professor.
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Serbian Patriarch
The Serbian Patriarch is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, overseeing its religious, administrative, and pastoral affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox saint
ⓘ
archbishop ⓘ founder of church ⓘ human ⓘ lawgiver ⓘ medieval writer ⓘ monk ⓘ prince ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Athonite monastic communities ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Athos monastic community
Serbian medieval state ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mileševa Monastery ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Principality of Serbia
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Principality of Serbia
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| dateOfBirth | circa 1174 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 14 January 1236 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Mount Athos ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Serbs
ⓘ
surface form:
Serb
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| father | Stefan Nemanja ⓘ |
| feastDay |
14 January (Julian calendar)
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27 January (Gregorian calendar, Serbian Orthodox Church) ⓘ |
| founded |
Hilandar Monastery
ⓘ
Studenica Monastery ⓘ
surface form:
Studenica Monastery (organized and endowed)
Žiča Monastery ⓘ
surface form:
Žiča Monastery (as archiepiscopal seat)
|
| fullName | Rastko Nemanjić ⓘ |
| givenName | Rastko ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Medieval Serbian
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Church Slavonic ⓘ
surface form:
Old Church Slavonic
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| legacy |
central figure in Serbian medieval literature and hagiography
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considered the patron saint of Serbian schools and education ⓘ national holiday Saint Sava Day celebrated in Serbia ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Nemanjić dynasty ⓘ |
| monasticRank | archimandrite ⓘ |
| mother |
Ana of Serbia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ana, wife of Stefan Nemanja
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| notableFor |
consolidating Serbian statehood
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developing Serbian religious and national identity ⓘ founding the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ shaping medieval Serbian law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Karyes Typikon
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surface form:
Hilandar Typikon
Karyes Typikon ⓘ Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed) ⓘ Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming ⓘ
surface form:
Life of Saint Simeon
Nomocanon in 14 titles (Serbian adaptation) ⓘ Studenica school of painting ⓘ
surface form:
Studenica Typikon
Zakonopravilo ⓘ |
| patronage |
Serbian education
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Serbian medicine and physicians ⓘ Serbs ⓘ
surface form:
Serbian people
Serbian schools ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stari Ras and Sopoćani
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surface form:
Ras, medieval Serbia
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| placeOfDeath |
Tarnovo
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surface form:
Trnovo, Second Bulgarian Empire
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| placeOfMonasticTonsure | Mount Athos ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Serbian Patriarch
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surface form:
Archbishop of Serbs
first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| religiousName | Sava ⓘ |
| sibling |
Stefan Nemanja
ⓘ
surface form:
Stefan Nemanjić
Stefan Nemanja ⓘ
surface form:
Vukan Nemanjić
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| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church (in some calendars) ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church (locally)
Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
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Subject: Saint Sava Description of subject: Saint Sava was a medieval Serbian prince-turned-monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church, and a key founder of Serbian statehood, law, and religious identity.
Referenced by (51)
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