Jacob of Serbia

Saint Jacob was archbishop of Serbia from 1286 to 1292, a renewer and founder of churches, who, by all signs, moved the seat of the archbishopric from Žiča to Peć. The Serbian Orthodox Church commemorates him on 3 February by the old calendar, which is 16 February by the new.

Little is known of him. It is known that he renewed and raised churches and that, probably around 1290, he moved the seat of the Serbian archbishopric from the monastery of Žiča to Peć. He had a special love for the monastery of Studenica, to which he gave service books and church vessels. He also took special care of the Serbian ascetics.

He won the halo of holiness by the purity of his faith and of his Christian love. He was gentle, humble and charitable.