Црквена политика Стефана Уроша II Милутина (1282– 1321): поводом седамстогодишњице смрти

Abstract

Циљ рада је да представи црквену политику за време владавине Стефана Уроша II Милутина (1281–1321), уз осврт на околности настанка, развој и циљ његовог житија, те развој епископија Српске цркве, односе са Римокатоличком црквом и Светом столицом, као и на мрежу православних и римокатоличких сарадника краља Милутина у Приморју и његову активност у црквеној политици у овој области, као и у северној Албанији.

During his reign, King Stefan Uroš II Milutin actively worked on strengthening, expanding and reorganizing the Serbian Church, implementing liturgical reforms and strengthening new national, ruling cults of saints from the Nemanjić dynasty. All of the above is reflected in his very active ktetorial activities, both in the country and abroad. He worked on good relations with the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the Litteral, where he also restored some Roman Catholic places of worship, and had close associates in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. Such a policy was necessary because of the large number of Roman Catholics in the Serbian state, who were important for its economic and administrative strengthening, and also because of the international situation, which dictated good relations with the Papacy and the union’s attempts to get out of the occasional difficult state because of the international political circumstances. ¡e priority has always been tolerance and cooperation, while preserving Serbian state and church interests, in maneuvering between Hungary, the Holy See and Byzantium, as key political factors in the Balkans at that time.