Jakov ( sr, Јаков) was the Serbian Archbishop from 1286 to 1292. Information on Jakov is scarce; it is known that he renovated and founded churches, and that he likely transferred the episcopal see from
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 ...
to the
Peć metochion. He had special love for the
Studenica monastery
The Studenica Monastery ( sr, / ), ) is a 12th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery situated southwest of Kraljevo and east of Ivanjica, in central Serbia. It is one of the largest and richest Serb Orthodox monasteries.
Stefan Nemanja, the foun ...
, to which he provided liturgical books and church accessories. He had special care for Serbian
ascetics. He received his
aureola
An aureola or aureole (diminutive of Latin ''aurea'', "golden") is the radiance of luminous cloud which, in paintings of sacred personages, surrounds the whole figure.
In Romance languages, the noun Aureola is usually more related to the d ...
with his saintly purity and Christian love, he was gentle, humble and charitable. The
Serbian Orthodox Church venerates him as ''Saint Jakov'' on February 3, in the Church calendar, while February 16, on the Gregorian calendar.
See also
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List of Serbian saints
Over the history of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the church has had many people who were venerated to sainthood. The list below contains some of those saints and their feast days.
*Venerable Avakum ( Deacon Avakum) –
*Venerable Anastasia ...
Sources
*Pakitibija.com, Житије срба светитеља: Свети Јаков архиепископ
13th-century Serbian people
13th-century Christian saints
13th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops
Serbian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Archbishops of Serbs
Eastern Orthodox Christians from Serbia
Year of birth missing
1292 deaths
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