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Biography

Early life

Rastko Nemanjić was born around the 1175th godine1 the third son of the great Serbian Prince Stefan Nemanja and his wife Anne. Savini biographers in hagiografskom style allegations that spouses Rastko get after a long interruption in the birth and that they therefore youngest son was especially dear to [2].

About Rastko's early life does not mean much. Grew in a time of great temptation for the foreign country of his father [3] and could be familiar with some basic issues of keeping države.2

At the age of 15 years, Rastko Stefan Nemanja was entrusted to the administration area Hum (Hum or Zahumlje) [4] 3 In 1190, the same when Rastko age 15 years, Hum was taken Nemanja's brother, Miroslav. The specific activities of the position Rastko administrator Hum areas there is not much data. He had his house where he was surrounded by velmožama, senior prince's house, and selected local vlastelom. It is known that Rastko not always resided in its field, but that the court departed from his father only occasionally. Nevertheless, administration of Hum was not an honorary title, but only represented a practical school of state management [5] 4

The holy mountain Rastko went already literate and familiar with the works of early Christian, Byzantine and Slavic literature [6] His preoccupation with the book emphasize that biographers, certainly not commonplace hagiographies. Based on the work that is left is concluded that the addition of the gospel, the apostles and Parimejnik and especially harp and read the prologue and Paterik, bar John Climacus, sermons ranovizantijskih church fathers (especially John Chrysostom) and some of crkvenopravne literature.

On Mount Athos

In 1191, when he was about seventeen years, Rastko went to the holy mountain, one of the most important centers istočnopravoslavnog monasticism, with intent to zamonaši. Different sources in various ways describe this event. Savin view of events is presented in the Life of Stefan Nemanja modest and restrained. With each narendim source of the story became more extensive, detailed and dramatic. Thus Theodosius Hilandarac states as the father sent Rastko Potter in order to prevent in order to zamonaši. Chasing arrived at the holy mountain before Rastko became a monk, but he managed to be drunken in the night and still receive the monastic rank. Obolenski, and other historians believe that this story is a good part of the fruit of imagination Theodosius [8]. In his opinion, likely that the Rastko secretly went to the Holy goru5 where friends with the monks of the Russian monastery of Saint Panteleimon, Stefan Nemanja, suspecting where his son is gone, he sent Potter is found but zamonašenog Rastko [8]. It is not known reliably in any monastery Rastko became a monk, but believes that could be in question or the Russian monastery of St. Panteleimon (Old Rusik) or Greek monastery Vatoped6.

In Vatoped, Savin, who was home the next seven years, Sava sincerely dedicated to monastic life. There he certainly had the opportunity to become closer acquainted with various works of Greek theological and crkvenopravne literature [7]. Early stay on the holy mountain had a significant influence in the formation of personality bring Sava [9]. It is formed of his piety and his understanding of Christianity and found the models on which to organize the monastery and church life in Serbia. Sveta Gora is the same as his homeland all his life remained his second home [9].

Meanwhile, in Serbia there was a shift to the throne. Stefan Nemanja on 25 March 1196th withdrew from the government that is left to his middle son Stefan Nemanjić. Nemanja's decision was motivated as političkim7 and religious reasons. After a year and a half days in Studenica (March 25 1196th - October 8, 1197) Simeon decided to join her youngest son in the holy mount. Written by Sava sent to his father immediately after this zamonašio8 which he was called to join him on the holy mountain is surely also motivated Simeon to change environment.

Sava and Simeon are after many years again met 2nd November 1197th in Vatoped. Arrival Simeon, doskorašnjeg rulers, caused a great interest in monasticism svetogorskog [10] [11]. A large number of monks visited the Sava and Simeon in Vatoped and they generously shared contributions, most Vatoped monastery where they lived [12] [13]. All these ventures Sava and Simeon were jointly planned, but as the Sava, as a junior, and ideas realized [14].

In the late autumn of 1197, Simeon and Sava were with the consent of the abbot Teostirikta off a tour of Mount Athos to Simeon gave all its churches and holy places. During the tour are donated to various monasteries, especially Kareju, Iviron and Great Lavra [15].

Foundation of Chilandar

After some time of stay in Vatoped by Simeon and Sava arisen the idea of establishing Serbian monastery on Mount Athos. Their initial idea was to secure the monastery is an integral part Vatoped [15] At the beginning of 1198th Sava in Constantinople received approval for Alexios III Angelos. Svetogorskih other monks of the monastery were not pleased by these developments because they believed that Vatoped getting too Hilandara strengthen [15]. Administration of the Holy worse then begged the emperor to the monastery in full possession of Serbian monks. In this application the emperor replied issuing another hrisovulja June 1198th The [16]. He canceled previously issued document and determined that the monastery enjoys complete freedom, ie. not be subordinated to any protoss or abbot Vatoped [16]. Restoration Hilandara progressed rapidly and is already the middle of the year it began monastic life. For the first abbot of the Sava and Simeon are set monks Methodius, his loyal associates [17]. They also called Stephen Nemanjića that he become the patron of the monastery so that Chilandar was sponsored by three members of the Serbian royal family.

Simeon died in Chilandar 13th February 1199th year. Sava was with him until the last hour and movingly described the moments. Soon Sava continued to work on organizing Hilandara. In the spring of 1199th Sava again went to Constantinople where the Emperor Alexius III issued another hrisovulja which confirmed the previously acquired rights Hilandara and added his desolate monastery mark on the southern coast of Mount Athos [18]. By August of that year Sava returned to Chilandar which quickly grew. At the time of Simeon's death it was 10-15 monks, that after several years their number increased to ninety. By Savina words, the monastery became veličasntven [18]. For Chilandar Sava made tipik (monastic constitution) based on Tipik monastery Virgin Evergetide with whose life met during his stay in Constantinople [19].

By the 1200th The Sava has become a very important figure on the holy mountain [20]. In those years Sava attracted a solitary life filled with prayer. He bought the Hermitage in Kareji which sanctified dedicated to St. Sava and where retreating with one or two monks living in strict Asceticism. And Karejsku cell (cell, Hermitage) Sava wrote tipik.

Although the Sava has enjoyed tremendous spiritual authority, and still he was still just an ordinary monk [20], and it was the middle of 1200th The Bishop Jarisa ordained deacon and then priest. Next Savin rise in the church hierarchy took place between 1200 and 1204th year during the visit Solunu.9

Events that have occurred at this time in Serbia - a civil war between the great Prince Stefan Nemanjića and his older brother Vukan - are certainly harassed Sava. He is not left indifferent or fall of Constantinople 1204th year. In the southern division of the Byzantine territories of Macedonia, which included the Halkidiki peninsula, Athos, was awarded to Boniface, Marquis Monferata [25]. Location svetogorskih monastery became unsafe and the Savi brothers wrote to convey his father's bridge in Serbia.

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