Venerable
Venerable Anastasia, Mother of Saint Sava
June 22 Old CalendarJuly 5 New Calendar
Life
The wife of Stefan Nemanja. The mother of Vukan, Stefan, and Rastko. She was tonsured a nun in the year 1196 and received the monastic name Anastasia. Her baptismal name was Anna. She reposed on June 21, 1200. She was buried in the narthex of the Monastery of Studenica. Her relics rest in the Monastery of Studenica.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, June 22. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on June 22
The full reading for June 22 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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