 stefan nemanja (, ;  1113 â 13 february 1200) was the grand prince (veliki Å½upan) of the serbian grand principality (also known as rascia) from 1166 to 1196. he was an heir of the vukanoviÄ dynasty and was the founder of the nemanjiÄ dynasty. he issued the "hilandar charter" for the newly founded monastery at mount athos. he is remembered for his contributions to serbian culture and history, being the founder of the powerful serbian state that would evolve into the serbian empire, and the national church. he was the father of stefan nemanjiÄ, the first king of serbia, and of saint sava, the first archbishop of the serbian orthodox church. in 1196, he abdicated in favour of his son stefan, and went to mount athos, where he became a monk and took the name of simeon. together with his son sava, simeon built the hilandar monastery from 1198-1199. the monastery later became the cradle of the serbian orthodox church. after his death, stefan nemanja was canonized by the serbian orthodox church under the name saint simeon the myrrh-streaming (Ð¡Ð²ÐµÑÐ¸ Ð¡Ð¸Ð¼ÐµÐ¾Ð½ ÐÐ¸ÑÐ¾ÑÐ¾ÑÐ¸Ð²Ð¸) after numerous alleged miracles following his death. he is regarded the most remarkable serb for his literary contributions and altruistic attributes, according to the serbian academy of sciences and arts.; 1st place ==life==  nemanja was
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