Arsenije Sremac ( sr, Арсеније Сремац, ''Arsenius the Syrmian''; 1219 – 1266) was the second

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of the

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...

(1233–1263) and a

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Saint Sava Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalou ...

of Serbia.

Early life

Arsenije was born in the village of Dabar, near Slankamen (today Stari Slankamen), at the time part of the

Kingdom of Syrmia The Realm of Stefan Dragutin ( sr, Област Стефана Драгутина / ''Oblast Stefana Dragutina'') was a medieval Serb kingdom. Initially, it was a vassal kingdom of the Kingdom of Hungary, but subsequently became an independent k ...

(modern

Srem Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the ex ...

, Serbia). The exact date of his birth is unknown. He took monastic vows, probably in St. Demetrius Monastery in today's

Sremska Mitrovica Sremska Mitrovica (; sr-Cyrl, Сремска Митровица, hu, Szávaszentdemeter, la, Sirmium) is a city and the administrative center of the Srem District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left ban ...

. When he heard of St. Sava's work, he was impressed and left for the

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...

Žiča The Žiča Monastery ( sr, Манастир Жича, Manastir Žiča, or ) is an early 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia. The monastery, together with the Church of the Holy Dormition, was built by the first King o ...

. He soon became St. Sava's disciple and his

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. He was appointed as the ecclesiarch of the monastery and later

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of Žiča, because of his religious life. When Serbia was invaded by Hungary, St. Sava sent St. Arsenius to find a safer place in the south to establish a new

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. Arsenius chose

Peć Peja ( Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Moun ...

, where he built a monastery and a church which was at first dedicated to the Holy Apostles, and then to the Lord's Ascension.

Archbishop

When St. Sava decided to abdicate, he decided that Arsenije would succeed him. Arsenije was consecrated

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. He was able to continue in the work of his predecessor. He built Monastery of Peć and participated in the translation of St. Sava's sacred bones from Trnovo to the monastery of Mileševa. St. Arsenije crowned King

Stefan Uroš I Stefan Uroš I ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош I; 1223 – May 1, 1277), known as Uroš the Great (Урош Велики) was the King of Serbia from 1243 to 1276, succeeding his brother Stefan Vladislav. He was one of the most important ruler ...

. He helped King Stefan Uroš I and Queen St. Helene in building the monasteries

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and Gradac. He suffered a stroke in 1263, after which he was succeeded by Saint Sava II, nephew of

. St. Arsenije died on October 28, 1266. His

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s were buried at the Pech monastery but now rest in the Ždrebaonik monastery in Montenegro. His

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is celebrated according to the Orthodox liturgical calendar on October 28 (

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, i.e. November 10 of the

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Repose of St Arsenius, Archbishop of Serbia
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and

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Early life

Archbishop

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