Angelina of Serbia
Angelina Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ангелина Бранковић, Albanian: Angjelina Arianiti,Church Slavonic: Преподобная Ангели́на Сербская (Бра́нкович), королева; ca. 1440–1520), née Arianiti, was the Albanian Despotess consort of Serbian Despot Stefan Branković (r. 1458–1459), and a daughter of Prince Gjergj Arianiti and his first wife Maria Muzaka. For her pious life she was proclaimed a saint and venerated as such by the Serbian Orthodox Church as Venerable Mother Angelina (Serbian: Serbian Cyrillic: Преподобна мати Ангелина / Serbian: Prepodobna mati Angelina[a]).
Venerable Mother Angelina, Despotess of Serbia | |
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Mosaic in Belgrade (Church of Saint Sava) depicting Angelina | |
| Saint, Venerable, Queen | |
| Born | 15th century Berat, Ottoman Empire (present day Albania) |
| Died | Beginning of the 16th century Krušedol Monastery, Ottoman Empire (present day Serbia) |
| Venerated in | Serbian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Krušedol Monastery, Serbia |
| Feast | July 1, July 30 or December 10 |
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