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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Sava

1169 - 1236

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Saint Sava (Serbian: Свети Сава, romanized: Sveti Sava, pronounced [sʋɛ̂ːtiː sǎːʋa]; Old Church Slavonic: Свѧтъ Сава / ⰔⰂⰤⰕⰟ ⰔⰀⰂⰀ; Greek: Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat. Sava, born as Rastko Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Растко Немањић), was the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (founder of the Nemanjić dynasty), and ruled the appanage of Zachlumia briefly in 1190–92. He then left for Mount Athos, where he became a monk with the name Sava (Sabbas). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Sava has received more than 597,810 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Saint Sava is the 421st most popular religious figure, the 18th most popular biography from Serbia and the 2nd most popular Serbian Religious Figure.

Saint Sava is most famous for founding the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Sava ranks 421 out of 2,238. Before him are Genevieve, Pope Sergius III, Pope Benedict VI, Gad, Pope John VII, and Pope Valentine. After him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Paul of Thebes, Abd Allah ibn Abbas, Maximus the Confessor, Uwais al-Qarani, and Abu Dawood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1169, Saint Sava ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad II of Khwarazm. After him are Alexios II Komnenos and Geoffrey I of Villehardouin. Among people deceased in 1236, Saint Sava ranks 1. After him are Suleyman Shah, Moinuddin Chishti, Iltutmish, John, Old Lord of Beirut, Yahya al-Mu'tasim, Roger of Wendover, and Rukn ud din Firuz.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Saint Sava ranks 18 out of 564. Before him are Constantius Chlorus (250), Peter I of Serbia (1844), Claudius Gothicus (210), Peter II of Yugoslavia (1923), Gratian (359), and Probus (232). After him are Novak Djokovic (1987), Jovian (331), Marina Abramović (1946), Alexander I of Serbia (1876), Karađorđe (1768), and Constantius III (370).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Serbia

Among religious figures born in Serbia, Saint Sava ranks 2. Before him are Jerome (345). After him are Irinej, Serbian Patriarch (1930), Martin of Braga (520), Nikolaj Velimirović (1880), Sava II (1199), Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch (1961), and Robert Zollitsch (1938).

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