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Simeon the Myrrh-flowing

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His relics were brought to Serbia by Saint Sava in order to end civil war between Stefan and Vukan. Sava put his father's relics in Studenica Monastery. He recociliated his brothers on their father's thomb. Later in Studenica was put relics of his sons Stefan and Vukan, his wife Ana, and his grandson king Radoslav.
 
St. Sava wrote ''Life of Saint Simeon'' and ''Service to Saint Simeon''. There are another two ''Lives of Saint Simeon'' first from Stefan and another from Sav's byographer Domentijan.
 
== Foundations ==
St. Simeon fonded monasteries of Saint Nicholas-Kuršumlija 1165, Holy Theotokos on river Kosanica1165, Saint George-Đurđevi Stupovi 1171, Holy Theotokos the Benefactor-Studenica 1190.
He is claimed to be founder of Monastery of Saint Nicholac in Kazanovići, Female monastery of Holy Mother of God in Ras, Church of Holy Mother of God on the river Bistrica.
 
When he was Lord of Skoplje and Niš, he rebuilt monasteries of Holz Archangel Michael in Skoplje , and Sait Panteleymon in Niš.
He was giving a large donations to this churches and monasteries:
Church of Holy Sepulchure in Jerusalem, Church of Saint John the Baptist also in Jerusalem, Church of Saint Theodosius in Desert near Bethlehem, Hagia Sophia in Constantinopole, Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul in Rome, Monastery of Theotokos Evergethide, Churh of Saint Demetrios in Thessalonika, Church of Saint Nicholas in Bari.
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