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==Life and Work==
==Life and Work==
Born around 1270, his given name is not recorded, only that he belonged to a [[Serbian nobility|Serbian noble family]]. He was endowed with a fine intellect and a noble disposition; he had received an excellent education at the hands of the most learned men in [[Medieval Serbia]] and in [[Byzantium]]. Danilo wrote biographies of Serbian medieval kings and archbishops, including the biography of Jelena, the wife of King [[Stephen Dragutin of Serbia]] (1276–1282). His monumental work is referred to in the poetry of Serbian folklore as ''knjige starostavne'' (the ancient books) and ''knjige carostavne'' (the royal books). As a result of his work, many historical details concerning both the rulers of medieval Serbia and the members of the Nemanjić dynasty have been preserved.
Born around 1270, his given name is not recorded, only that he belonged to a [[Serbian nobility|Serbian noble family]]. He was endowed with a fine intellect and a noble disposition; he had received an excellent education at the hands of the most learned men in [[Medieval Serbia]] and in [[Byzantium]]. Danilo wrote biographies of Serbian medieval kings and archbishops, including the biography of Jelena, the wife of King [[Stephen Dragutin of Serbia]] (1276–1282). His monumental work is referred to in the poetry of Serbian folklore as ''knjige starostavne'' (the ancient books) and ''knjige carostavne'' (the royal books). As a result of his work, many historical details concerning both the rulers of medieval Serbia and the members of the Nemanjić dynasty have been preserved.

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* Translated and adapted from Serbian Wikipedia: http://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE_II_(%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BF_%D1%81%D1%80%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)


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Saint

Danilo II
Данило II
His Holiness, the Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbs
Archbishop of All Serbian and Maritime Lands
Saint Danilo II, fresco from Patriarchate of Peć
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
SeeMetropolitanate of Peć
Installed1324
Term ended1337
PredecessorNikodim I
SuccessorJoanikije II
Personal details
NationalitySerb
DenominationEastern Orthodox Christian
Sainthood
Feast day2 January [O.S. 20 December]
Canonizedby Serbian Orthodox Church

Danilo II (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило II) was the Archbishop of Serbs 1324 to 1337, under the rule of Kings Stephen Uroš III (1321–1331) and Dušan the Mighty (1331–1355, crowned Emperor in 1345). As a Serbian monk, he was also a chronicler, active in court and Church politics, holding the office during the heyday of the Nemanjić dynasty-era; he wrote many hagiographies and regiographies which are considered part of the most notable medieval Serbian literature. He was proclaimed Saint Danilo II (Свети Данило II) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and is celebrated on the same day as Saint Ignatius of Antioch on 2 January [O.S. 20 December].

Life and Work

Born around 1270, his given name is not recorded, only that he belonged to a Serbian noble family. He was endowed with a fine intellect and a noble disposition; he had received an excellent education at the hands of the most learned men in Medieval Serbia and in Byzantium. Danilo wrote biographies of Serbian medieval kings and archbishops, including the biography of Jelena, the wife of King Stephen Dragutin of Serbia (1276–1282). His monumental work is referred to in the poetry of Serbian folklore as knjige starostavne (the ancient books) and knjige carostavne (the royal books). As a result of his work, many historical details concerning both the rulers of medieval Serbia and the members of the Nemanjić dynasty have been preserved.

References

Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Serbs
1324–1337 		Succeeded by

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