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| | St. Sava of Serbia |
 | | With their father now gone, Sava's brothers, Vukan and Stefan, were at strife over the throne, and as a result of their discord, the Serbian State, as well as the Orthodox faith, was gravely threatened with extinction. |
 | | Sava requested the appointment of a Serbian bishop, which would further strengthen the Orthodox Faith, whereupon the Greek Patriarch elevated St. Sava to the office of the first Serbian ARCHBISHOP. |
 | | Sava, celebrating the Divine service of Theophany, on a chilly day, caught cold, became ill and died on January 14, (27) in the year of 1235. |
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