Relikvije, čudotvorenja i furta sacra - prilog istraživanju srpsko-bugarskih odnosa tokom četvrte decenije XIII veka
Relics, Miracles And Furta Sacra - A contribution to the study of Serbo-Bulgarian relations in the 1230s

Summary/Abstract: The enquiry into the cult of relics and its manifestations such as miracle working, transfer of mortal remains and the act of translatio that involves the topos of furta sacra relies on two lives of St Sava of Serbia, one penned by Domentijan (Domentianus), the other by Teodosije (Theodosius). The hagiographic episodes most relevant to this enquiry are certainly those describing Sava’s stay in Tirnovo, his death (1236) and the translation of his remains to his homeland (1237). The narrative about the future saint’s stay and death in Tirnovo gives conscious hints of the hero’s sanctity using various hagiographic devices. Especially interesting to us is the account of the miracle Sava worked in Tirnovo while officiating the Epiphany service at the church of the Forty Martyrs. According to our analysis, the reference to the Epiphany service and the association of the miracle with that particular feast are certainly not an accident.

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