| Saint Jevstatije I Јевстатије I |
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| His Holiness, the Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbs | |
| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| See | Metropolitanate of Peć |
| Enthroned | 1279 |
| Reign ended | 1286 |
| Predecessor | Joanikije I |
| Successor | Jakov I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Budimlje parish |
| Died | January 4, 1286 |
| Buried | Žiča (1186-1190), Peć |
| Nationality | Serb |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christian |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | January 4 (January 17, Gregorian) |
| Canonized | by Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Shrines | Patriarchate of Peć |
Saint Jevstatije I or Eustathius I[1] (Serbian: Јевстатије I, Greek: Εὐστάθιος) was the sixth Serbian Archbishop, holding the office from 1279 to 1286.[2]
He was born in the Budimlje parish, near Ivangrad.[3] As a young man he took his monastics vows in Zeta, before going to Hilandar monastery, where he later became the hegumen (abbot), succeeding Joanikije, holding the office 1162-1165.[1] He left the monastery and became the Bishop of Zeta, and later the Serbian Archbishop in 1279, succeeding Joanikije I.[1] He died on 4 January 1286. His relics were buried in the Patriarchate of Peć in 1289-1290, after being transferred from the ruined Žiča monastery.[4]
The Serbian Orthodox Church commemorates him on 4 January according to the Julian calendar, or 17 January according to the Gregorian calendar.
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| Preceded by Joanikije I |
Patriarch of Serbs 1279-1286 |
Succeeded by Jakov I |
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