07 — The Pilgrim and Diplomat

The last phase of Sava’s life: the great pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Sinai, Egypt, and the Christian East, on which the monk was also a diplomat for the Serbian church and crown; and his death at Tărnovo in Bulgaria in the winter of 1235/36, returning from the Holy Land, followed by the translation of his relics to Mileševa.

Tradition: Serbian Orthodox

Files

File	Description
journeys-to-the-holy-land-and-the-east.md	The pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Sinai, Constantinople/Nicaea, and Egypt; the monk as diplomat
death-at-tarnovo-1236.md	Death at Tărnovo in Bulgaria returning from the Holy Land (winter 1235/36); the translation of his relics to Mileševa

See Also

• 04 — The Autocephalous Church — the church Sava left behind to make his pilgrimages
• 08 — The Relics and 1594 — the cult at Mileševa that received his body
• 09 — Legacy and Reception — the saint and his veneration