Sava (Serbian) (English spelling)

Japanese: サバ[セルビアの]（英語表記）Sava

Around 1176 - 1235
Church leader and saint who achieved independence for the Serbian Church. The third son of Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, his real name was Rastko. He became a monk on Mount Athos and returned to Serbia in 1208. At the time, Serbia was caught between the powers of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, but Sava wanted to adopt Eastern Orthodoxy as the state religion, so he lobbied the Kingdom of Nicaea and was appointed the first Archbishop of Serbia in 1219. Thus, the Serbian Church gained independence and the power of the Catholic Church declined.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1176ころ‐1235
セルビア教会の独立を実現させた教会指導者，聖人。セルビア王ステファン･ネマーニャの三男，俗名ラストコRastko。アトス山で修道士となり，1208年に帰国。当時のセルビアはローマ教会と東方正教会の両勢力のはざまに置かれていたが，サバは，国教として東方正教の採用を考え，ニカエア王国に働きかけ，1219年に初代セルビア大主教に任命された。かくしてセルビアの教会は独立を獲得し，カトリック教会の勢力は減退した。

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