Saint Nikodim I
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Nikodim I of Peć was the 10th Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbs
from 1316 to 1324, he died in the year 1325. He is a Serbian saint and the Orthodox Church celebrates his feast day on May 11/24.
after quarrels with his father King Stephen Uroš II Milutin. In 1317, Uroš III asked Nikodim to intervene between him and his father. In 1320, King Milutin allowed Uroš III to return upon the persuasion of Nikodim. Stephen Constantine
, Uroš' half-brother and heir to the throne, was crowned King upon the death of Milutin in 1321. Civil war erupted when Constantine refused to submit to Uroš III, who then invaded Zeta, and in the ensuing battle, Constantine was killed. After the victory, on January 6, 1322, Nikodim crowned Uroš King and Dušan Young King.
He co-founded 14th century Serbian Orthodox Vratna monastery
alongside Serbian king Stefan Milutin (1282–1321) of the House of Nemanjić
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Patriarch of Serbia
This is a list of the Archbishops and Patriarchs of Peć and the Serbs from the creation of the church as an archdiocese in 1219 to today's Patriarchate. The list includes all the Archbishops and Patriarchs that led the Serbian Orthodox community under Patriarchate of Peć...
from 1316 to 1324, he died in the year 1325. He is a Serbian saint and the Orthodox Church celebrates his feast day on May 11/24.
Life
In 1314, heir apparent Stephen Uroš III was exiled to ConstantinopleConstantinople
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after quarrels with his father King Stephen Uroš II Milutin. In 1317, Uroš III asked Nikodim to intervene between him and his father. In 1320, King Milutin allowed Uroš III to return upon the persuasion of Nikodim. Stephen Constantine
Stephen Constantine
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, Uroš' half-brother and heir to the throne, was crowned King upon the death of Milutin in 1321. Civil war erupted when Constantine refused to submit to Uroš III, who then invaded Zeta, and in the ensuing battle, Constantine was killed. After the victory, on January 6, 1322, Nikodim crowned Uroš King and Dušan Young King.
He co-founded 14th century Serbian Orthodox Vratna monastery
Vratna monastery
Vratna monastery, now Vratna nunnery is a 14th century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the village of Vratna in Negotin, Serbia, founded by Serbian king Stefan Milutin of the House of Nemanjić and Saint Nikodim I...
alongside Serbian king Stefan Milutin (1282–1321) of the House of Nemanjić
House of Nemanjic
The Nemanjić was the most important dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages, and one of the most important in Southeastern Europe. The royal house produced eleven Serbian monarchs between 1166 and 1371. It's progenitor was Stephen Nemanja, who descended from a cadet line of the Vukanović dynasty...
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