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Sava II of Pec

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Our father among the saints '''Sava II'''( Свети Serbian: '''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 mariagemarriage. 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 a stroke, Sava was elected archbishop.
He was good archibishop and he was leading a archbishop who led the Church of Serbia acording according to the rules of Saint Apostles the saints, apostles, and [[Church fathersFathers]]. He died on [[February 8]] , 1271.n He , and is buried in Saint apostle's Church the church of PećMonastery.
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