Biblical foundations of Saint Sava's mission

Sava, Milin

Kultura

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0023-5164

10.5937/kultura1964062M

http://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%2614727&page=0&so...

2019-2021/07/05/09:33:43

The greatest Serbian enlightener and missionary, who had laid solid foundations of Christian faith in Serbia, was Saint Sava. He devoted his whole life to ensure that the Serbs truly embraced pure Christian faith. Immediately after returning to Serbia, in 1208, he procured books and wrote typikons and the Nomocanon to enlighten the Serbs. However, in order for his missionary work to be successful, he also invested great efforts in providing autocephaly for the Serbian Orthodox Church. In his sermons, Saint Sava often preached his missionary ideas. What we perceive, however, is that the Serbs tend to emphasize that they cherish the tradition and the spirit of Saint Sava, but that, at the same time, they disregard his true Christian inspirations. Thus, this paper intends to lay emphasis on the Biblical motifs which encouraged Saint Sava to pursue missionary work. The current shepherds of the Church should be advised to do the same.