Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed)
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Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed) is a medieval Serbian hagiographical work traditionally ascribed to Saint Sava himself, depicting his spiritual life, monastic reforms, and role in establishing the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed) Context triple: [Saint Sava, notableWork, Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed)]
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A.
Lives of Saints
Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
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B.
autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli)
Autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli) is the Latin memoir of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, offering a rare first-person account of his life, reign, and political-religious views in the 14th century.
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C.
The Life of Saint Bruno
The Life of Saint Bruno is a celebrated 17th-century painting cycle by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the life and spiritual journey of Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order.
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D.
The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man
The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Lydgate that adapts and expands a French spiritual journey narrative to depict the soul’s progress through life toward salvation.
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E.
Saint Sava
Saint Sava was a medieval Serbian prince-turned-monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church, and a key founder of Serbian statehood, law, and religious identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed) Target entity description: Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed) is a medieval Serbian hagiographical work traditionally ascribed to Saint Sava himself, depicting his spiritual life, monastic reforms, and role in establishing the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church.
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A.
Lives of Saints
Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
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B.
autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli)
Autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli) is the Latin memoir of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, offering a rare first-person account of his life, reign, and political-religious views in the 14th century.
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C.
The Life of Saint Bruno
The Life of Saint Bruno is a celebrated 17th-century painting cycle by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the life and spiritual journey of Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order.
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D.
The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man
The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Lydgate that adapts and expands a French spiritual journey narrative to depict the soul’s progress through life toward salvation.
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E.
Saint Sava
Saint Sava was a medieval Serbian prince-turned-monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church, and a key founder of Serbian statehood, law, and religious identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious text
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hagiographical work ⓘ medieval Serbian literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hilandar Monastery
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Mount Athos ⓘ Nemanjić dynasty ⓘ |
| attributionType | self-hagiography ⓘ |
| circulation | Serbian monastic scriptoria ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Medieval Serbia
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linked to:
Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)
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| culturalSignificance |
important source for early history of the Serbian Church
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key text of Serbian medieval spirituality ⓘ |
| depicts |
ascetic practices of Saint Sava
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founding of Serbian monasteries ⓘ organization of church life in medieval Serbia ⓘ pilgrimages of Saint Sava ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
role of Saint Sava as first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church
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spiritual authority of Saint Sava ⓘ |
| genre | hagiography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Byzantine hagiographical models ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
edifying spiritual literature
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liturgical reading ⓘ |
| language |
Old Church Slavonic
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Old Serbian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Serbian medieval hagiography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Saint Sava
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establishment of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ monastic reforms of Saint Sava ⓘ spiritual life of Saint Sava ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person elements ⓘ |
| portrays |
Saint Sava as ideal monk
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Saint Sava as national and spiritual leader of the Serbs ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Serbian manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Orthodoxy
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linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
legitimization of Serbian church autocephaly
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monastic obedience ⓘ pastoral care for the Serbian people ⓘ renunciation of worldly power ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Saint Sava ⓘ |
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Subject: Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed) Description of subject: Life of Saint Sava (self-hagiography attributed) is a medieval Serbian hagiographical work traditionally ascribed to Saint Sava himself, depicting his spiritual life, monastic reforms, and role in establishing the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church.
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