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Our father among the saints '''Sava II''' ( Свети Сава II ) was the third Serbian archbishop. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[February 8]], as well as in the [[synaxis]] of Serbian hierarchs on [[August 30]].
He was born as Predislav. His parents were Stefan First-crowned (son of St. [[Simeon the Myrrh-flowing]]) and his queen-consort Ana Dandolo. This was Stefan's second mariage. The exact date of his birth is not known. All three of Predislav's brothers were Serbian kings: Radoslav (1228-1233), St. Vladislav (1233-1243, d. 1277) and Stefan Uroš I (1243-1276).
Following in the steps of his uncle St. [[Sava of Serbia|Sava]], Predislav renounced all his titles and took [[monastic]] vows in [[Chilandari Monastery (Athos)|monastery of Hilandar]]. His monastic name was also "Sava." In 1254, he was elected Bishop of Hum, a region which his uncle had briefly ruled. He participated in state council in his cathedral, the Church of Saint Peter on Lim. After Archbishop [[Arsenius I (Sremac) of Pec|Arsenije]] suffered stroke, Sava was elected archbishop.
He was good archibishop and he was leading Church of Serbia acording to rules of Saint Apostles and Church fathers. He died [[February 8]] 1271.n He is buried in Saint apostle's Church of Peć
Monastery.
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before=St. [[Arsenius I (Sremac) of Pec|Arsenije]]|
title=[[List of Patriarchs of Serbia|Archbishop of Serbia]]|
years=1263-1271|
after=St. [[Arsenius I (Sremac) of Pec|Arsenije]]}}
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