Anastasia of Serbia


Anastasia

of Serbia
Mosaic of St. Anastasia in the Church of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming
Venerable Mother
Honored inEastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineStudenica Monastery
Feast4 July [O.S. 21 June]
AttributesMonastic vestments, cross
Grand Princess consort of Serbia
Tenurefl.1196
Died22 June 1200
Burial
SpousesStefan Nemanja
HouseNemanjić dynasty (by marriage)

Ana (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана); fl.1196 – died 22 June 1200) was the princess consort of the Serbian Principality as the wife of Stefan Nemanja (r.1166–1196). She was of noble descent. Ana took monastic vows in 1196 and was tonsured as Anastasia, after Anastasia of Sirmium. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly in the Serbian Orthodox Church, where she is known as Saint Anastasia (Serbian: Света Анастасија, romanized: Sveta Anastasija) with her feast day being commemorated on 21 June (on the Julian Calendar).