Jevstatije II ( sr-cyr, Јевстатије II; 1292–d. 1309) was the Archbishop of Serbs from 1292 to 1309. In the times of his two predecessors, Serbia expanded significantly in territory. In 1282, Skoplje (future capital),

Polog Polog ( mk, Полог, Polog; sq, Pollog), also known as the Polog Valley ( mk, links=no, Полошка Котлина, Pološka Kotlina; sq, links=no, Lugina e Pollogut), is located in the north-western part of the Republic of North Maced ...

, Ovče Polje, Zletovo, Pijenac,

Kičevo Kičevo ( mk, Кичево ; sq, Kërçovë) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. Th ...

and

Debar Debar ( mk, Дебaр ; Albanian: ''Dibër''/''Dibra'' or ''Dibra e Madhe;'' ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has ...

were conquered. In the north Braničevo and

Vidin Vidin ( bg, Видин, ; Old Romanian: Diiu) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as ...

were taken by 1290. New

eparchies Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on ...

were established: Gračanička, Končanska, Limska, Mačvanska, Braničevska, Beogradska and Skopska. The Serbian Orthodox Church venerates him as ''Saint Jevstatije II'' on August 16 (August 29, Gregorian calendar).

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*Pakitibija.com, Житије срба светитеља (''Lives of the Serbian saints''): Свети Јевстатије Други, светитељ - архиепископ (Saint Eustathius Second, saint - archbishop)] 13th-century Serbian people 13th-century Christian saints 13th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops 14th-century Serbian people 14th-century Christian saints 14th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops Serbian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church Archbishops of Serbs Eastern Orthodox Christians from Serbia Year of birth missing 1309 deaths {{serbia-bio-stub