Saint Sabbas, Archbishop of Serbia (14 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Sava (also known as St Sabas), Archbishop of Serbia, is honored on January 14 in The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler. Born in 1174, St Sava was the youngest son of Stefan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serbian state. Renouncing worldly power at the age of seventeen, he entered monastic life on Mount Athos, where he later founded the famous Serbian monastery of Hilandar alongside his father. This reading traces the remarkable life of St Sava as monk, missionary, diplomat, archbishop, and nation-builder. Returning to a Serbia fractured by civil war and nominal Christianity, he worked tirelessly to educate clergy, establish monasteries, translate sacred texts into Serbian, and bring authentic Christian formation to the people. Consecrated Archbishop in 1219, St Sava organized the Serbian Church, crowned his brother King Stefan, and skillfully navigated relations between Rome and Constantinople during a time when the East–West Schism was not yet perceived as absolute. Revered today as the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church, St Sava is also included in several Latin calendars and honored in Catholic Byzantine dioceses. His final years were marked by pilgrimages to Palestine and the Near East. He died peacefully in Bulgaria on January 14, 1237, smiling at his death. Though his relics were tragically burned by Ottoman authorities in 1594, his spiritual legacy endures. 🎙️ Source: Fr. Alban Butler – The Lives of the Saints 📅 January 14 – St Sava (St Sabas), Archbishop of Serbia 0:00 – Introduction: St Sava in Church History 0:20 – Political & Ecclesiastical Context of the Balkans 0:43 – Birth of St Sava & Royal Origins 0:53 – Monastic Life on Mount Athos 1:01 – Founding of Hilandar Monastery 1:11 – Education of Monks & Translation of Texts 1:29 – Civil War in Serbia & Return of St Sava 1:40 – Paganism & Weak Clergy in Serbia 2:02 – Missionary Strategy & Monastic Evangelization 2:27 – Solitude, Contemplation & Hermitage 2:45 – Serbia’s Need for Its Own Bishops 2:58 – Appointment as Archbishop (1219) 3:26 – Organization of the Serbian Church 3:33 – Relations with Rome & Papal Coronation 3:57 – Consolidation of Church and State 4:11 – Patron Saint of Serbia & Popular Legends 4:36 – Pilgrimage to Palestine & the Near East 4:49 – Death of St Sava (1237) 5:03 – Destruction of Relics (1594) 5:11 – East–West Relations & Historical Schism 5:55 – St Sava in Latin Calendars 6:00 – Feast Day & Legacy https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StSava #StSabas #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #OrthodoxSaints #CatholicSaints #ChurchHistory #January14 #SerbianOrthodox #ChristianSaints #MountAthos #Hagiography