Angelina of Serbia
Angelina of Serbia | |
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A detail of Saint Angjelina by Andrija Raičević, created around 1645 | |
| Right-Believing, Venerable, Mother | |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Krušedol Monastery, Serbia |
| Feast | 14 July [O.S. 1 July] 12 August [O.S. 30 July] 23 December [O.S. 10 December] (with St. Stephen and St. John Branković) |
| Titular Despotess of Serbia | |
| Tenure | 1460 - October 9, 1476 |
| Predecessor | Helena Palaiologina, Despotess of Serbia |
| Born | Angjelina Arianiti c. 1440 Berat, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1520 Krušedol Monastery, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Stefan Branković |
| Issue | Đorđe Branković Jovan Branković Irene Branković Maria of Serbia, Marchioness of Montferrat |
| House | Arianiti |
| Father | Gjergj Arianiti |
| Mother | Maria Muzaka |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox Christian |
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Angelina Branković (Albanian: Angjelina Arianiti; Serbian Cyrillic: Ангелина Бранковић; Church Slavonic: Ангели́на Бра́нкович; c. 1440–1520), née Arianiti, was an Albanian princess who served as Despotess Consort of Serbia through her marriage to Despot Stefan Branković (r. 1458–1459). She was a daughter of Prince Gjergj Arianiti, an important military leader against Ottoman invasion, and Princess Maria Muzaka, his first wife. For her pious life she was proclaimed a saint and venerated as such by the Serbian Orthodox Church as Venerable Mother Angelina (Serbian: Преподобна мати Ангелина, romanized: Prepodobna mati Angelina).[a]