Elder Grigorije

Elder Grigorije (Serbian: Старац Григорије; fl. 1310–55) was a Serbian Orthodox clergyman and writer. Grigorije hailed from the Prizren region, and was a nobleman in the Serbian Empire until he took monastic vows and received the monastic title of elder (starac). Together with monk Jakov of Serres he led the building of the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren, the endowment of Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55), and became the first hegumen. Grigorije and monk Teodosije of Hilandar together left Mount Athos for Serbia where they would write the „Žitije svetog Petra Koriškog“, as well as songs and services for the Saint. It is thought that he was one of the protégés of Gregory of Sinai, and there exists indications that he is the so-called "Danilo's pupil" (Danilov učenik), i.e. the main author of the great work „Žitija kraljeva i arhiepiskopa srpskih“, which was started by Archbishop Danilo II (s. 1324–37).

Sources

• S. Novaković: Narodna tradicija i kritička istorija, Otadžbina 1880, knj. V, br. 17;
• I. Pavlović: Književni radovi arhiepiskopa Danila II, Beograd 1888:
• Lj. Stojanović: Žitija kraljeva i arhiepiskopa srpskih i od arhiepiskopa Danila i drugih Glas SA, 1923, CVI;
• N. Radojčić: O arhiepiskopu Danila II i njegovim nastavljačima (predgovor prevodu L. Mirkovića: Život kraljeva i arhiepiskopa srpskih). Beograd 1935, str. V—XXIX;
• M. Kašanin: Danilov nastavljač, Srska književnost u srednjem veku, Beograd 1975, str. 234—252