Commemorated on September 24
Stefan was crowned at his royal foundation Zica by St. Sava, his brother and spiritual father. He was a devout Christian and was a wise and peace- loving ruler. Stefan, with Saint Sava, elevated Orthodoxy to great glory among his people. According to his wish, St. Sava tonsured him a monk before his death, and gave him the name Simon. He entered into rest in the Lord on September 24, 1224, and his miracle-working relics repose in Studenica Monastery.
St. David, (formerly Prince Dimitrije) the son of Stefan’s brother Vukan, built the Monastery of Lim where he himself was tonsured as a monk.
The holy King Vladislav, son of King Stefan, built the monastery of Mileseva, to which he translated the relics of St. Sava from Trnovo. He distinguished himself by a special compassion for the poor. On this coinage of his time, he had inscribed: “Vladislav, the servant of Christ. ”