Saint Sava
Saint Sava was one of five Slavic disciples ordained as deacons by bishops Formosus and Gauderic. Since the 10th century Cyril and Methodius and these five disciples have been venerated together by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church as the "Seven Saints".
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When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 867 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Archbishop of the Serbs in the 13th century.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Saint Gorazd, Saint Clement of Ohrid, Saint Naum, Saint Angelar
- allied with
- Cyril, Methodius, Saint Gorazd, Saint Clement of Ohrid, Saint Naum, Saint Angelar
- co occurs with
- St. Nicholas, Saint Clement I
Mentioned by
Sources
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“Subsequently, the Pope himself ordained Methodius as priest, and five Slavic disciples were ordained: Saint Gorazd, Saint Clement of Ohrid, and Saint Naum as priests and Saint Angelar and Saint Sava as deacons by the prominent bishops Formosus and Gauderic. Since the 10th century Cyril and Methodius and these five disciples have been venerated together by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church as the”
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“Another hypothesis states that the Slava has its origin in Medieval Serbia, connected to Saint Sava, the first Archbishop of the Serbs. There are indications that the institution of the Slava in the Serbian Orthodox Church dates from Saint Sava”
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