Holy Ruler
Saint Stephen, Despot of Serbia
October 9 Old CalendarOctober 22 New Calendar
Life
The son of Despot Djuradj and Jerina. He lived for some time with his sister Mara at the court of Sultan Murad II. He was blinded at Adrianople together with his brother Grgur. He received the authority of despot over Serbia in the year 1458. He soon had to flee his own land into Albania, where he married Angelina, the daughter of Skanderbeg. Blind and unfortunate, yet ever devoted to God, he reposed in the Lord in the year 1468 in Italy. His relics rest in the Monastery of Krusedol, the endowment of his son, Saint Maximus.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 9. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 9
The full reading for October 9 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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