Saint Sava (1175 or 1176 - January 12, 1235 or 1236), originally the prince Rastko Nemanjic (son of the Serbian king Stefan Nemanja and brother of Stefan Prvovencani, founder of the Serbian medieval state), is the first Serb archbishop (1219-1233) and the most important saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Saint Sava is celebrated as the founder of the independent Serbian Orthodox Church and as patron saint of education and medicine among Serbs. His day is observed on January 27th of the Gregorian calendar (January 14th of the neo-Julian calendar still observed by the Serbian Church). Since the 1830's, Saint Sava has become the patron saint of Serb schools and schoolchildren. On his day, students partake in recitals in church.
The temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade, whose construction was planned in 1939, begun in 1985 and awaits completion by 2004 is the largest active Orthodox temple in the world today.
Thou O' sacred head, most glorious wonder-worker, Sava, hierarch of Christ, thou first in rank among the bishops of Serbia, protector and enlightener, trustworthy intercessor for all Christians before the Lord: we fall own before thee and pray: grant us to partake of thy love for God and neighbor, the love with which, in life, thy holy soul overflowed.
Shed the rays of truth upon us, enlighten our mind and heart with the light of Divine teaching, teach us to be thy faithful in imitating thee, so as to love God and our neighbor and to perform the Lord's commandments without error, so that we too might be thy children not only in name, but in our whole life.
Look down in thy loving kindness on each and every soul of those who honor thee in faith, seeking thy mercy and help; be unto us all a healer in our infirmities, a consoler in our sorrows, a visitor in our grief, a helper in our troubles and needs, and in the hour of our death, a merciful protector and defender, so that, aided by thy holy prayers, we sinners might be vouchsafed to inherit the salvation of the faithful and the Kingdom of Christ.
In this new section of our website we are going to select our favourite orthodox choral song of the year. Every month, a list of 5 songs will be posted on our website and you are given the chance to vote for your favourite song. At the end of each month the song of the month will be selected.
In December 2005, a list of 5 songs with the greatest number of votes in the previous 10 months will be posted. You can then vote for one of these songs, and the song with the most votes will be the winner of the year.
Learn our precious and magnificent orthodox music heritage, participate in our small voting system and let us select our most favored chant.
The song with the most votes in March is : Agios o Theos
Issaiah the Serb (15th century) , performed by our famous singer : Pavle Aksentijevic.
Song - Title | Performer | Play |
| 1. Cista Djevo Bogorodice | Legende |  |
| 2. Kirie Eleison | Pevacka druzina 'Branko' Nis | |
| 3. Tiha luc S. Rahmaninov |
Ruski pravoslavni hor | |
| 4. Milost mira | Deciji hor " Kolibri " | |
| 5. Blagosloven gradij i Videhom svet istinitij S. Rahmaninov |
Ruski pravoslavni hor | |
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| • 04/16/2005 | Vote for your favourite song in April |
©SAINT SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CHOIR ( TORONTO– MISSISSAUGA )
Design and concept by Djordjo B. Vasic, 2004
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