Urošica

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Stefan Urošic or Urošica (Serbian: Стефан Урошицa Немањић, "Little Uroš") (1285 – 1306) was a member of the Nemanjić Dynasty that became a Serbian Orthodox monk.

He was born in 1285 to the royal family of Serbia, the second son of King Stefan Dragutin of Serbia, of the Nemanjić. His mother was Catherine of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary.

He became a monk and took the monastic name of Stefan. He died in 1306.

Frescoes of him exist at Arilje,^[1] Gračanica, Visoki Dečani.

References

↑ Byzantion: revue internationale des études byzantines, Volume 72, Issue 2, page 465

Cumans and Tatars: Oriental military in the pre-Ottoman Balkans, 1185-1365, page 110, by István Vásáry
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Serbian medieval painting: the age of King Milutin
Fresco of Urošic, Grachanitsa
SPCO Luzern: Stefan Dragutin biography
Urošica Serbian Orthodox church in Malmö

Persondata
Name	Nemanjic, Urosica Dragutinovic
Alternative names
Short description	Serbian prince and monk
Date of birth	1285
Place of birth
Date of death	1306
Place of death

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