Jakov, Serbian Archbishop

Saint Jakov Јаков
His Holiness The Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbs
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church

Church	Serbian Orthodox Church
See	Patriarchate of Peć
Installed	1286
Term ended	1292
Predecessor	Jevstatije I
Successor	Jevstatije II
Personal details
Nationality	Serb
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Christian
Sainthood
Canonized	by Serbian Orthodox Church

Jakov (Serbian: Јаков) was the Serbian Archbishop from 1286 to 1292. Information on Jakov is scarce; it is known that he renovated and founded churches, and that he likely transferred the episcopal see from Žiča to the Peć metochion. He had special love for the Studenica monastery, to which he provided liturgical books and church accessories. He had special care for Serbian ascetics. He received his aureola with his saintly purity and Christian love, he was gentle, humble and charitable. The Serbian Orthodox Church venerates him as Saint Jakov on February 3, in the Church calendar, while February 16, on the Gregorian calendar.

Sources

Pakitibija.com, Житије срба светитеља: Свети Јаков архиепископ

Religious titles
Preceded by Jevstatije I	Archbishop of Serbs 1286–1292	Succeeded by Jevstatije II

Saints of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Primates of the Serbian Orthodox Church

List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Archbishops

1219–1346	Sava (St.) Arsenije Sremac (St.) Sava II (St.) Danilo I (St.) Joanikije I (St.) Jevstatije I (St.) Jakov (St.) Jevstatije II (St.) Sava III (St.) Nikodim I (St.) Danilo II (St.) Joanikije II (St.)

Patriarchs (since 1346)

1346–1463	Joanikije II (St.) Sava IV Jefrem (St.) Spiridon (St.) Danilo III Sava V Danilo IV Kirilo I (St.) Nikon I (St.) Teofan I Nikodim II Arsenije II
1557–1766	Makarije I (St.) Antonije I Gerasim I Savatije I Nikanor I Jerotej I Filip I Jovan II Pajsije I Gavrilo I (St.) Maksim I Arsenije III Kalinik I Atanasije I Mojsije I Arsenije IV Joanikije III Atanasije II Gavrilo II Gavrilo III Vikentije I Pajsije II Gavrilo IV Kirilo II Vasilije Kalinik II
since 1920	Dimitrije Varnava Gavrilo V Vikentije II German Pavle Irinej Porfirije

Heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Habsburg monarchy (1690–1920)

Metropolitans of Karlovci 1690–1848	Arsenije III Čarnojević Isaija Đaković Sofronije Podgoričanin Vikentije Popović-Hadžilavić of Belgrade and Karlovci: Mojsije Petrović Vikentije Jovanović Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta Isaija Antonović Pavle Nenadović Jovan Georgijević Vićentije Jovanović Vidak Mojsije Putnik Stefan Stratimirović Stefan Stanković Josif Rajačić
Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Karlovci 1848–1920	Josif Rajačić Samuilo Maširević Prokopije Ivačković German Anđelić Georgije Branković Lukijan Bogdanović