Danilo III (patriarch)
Danilo III | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch | |
Danilo III, from the Patriarchate of Peć | |
| Native name | Данило III |
| Church | Serbian Patriarchate of Peć |
| See | Patriarchal Monastery of Peć |
| In office | 1390–1396 |
| Predecessor | Jefrem |
| Successor | Sava V |
| Other post | Abbot of Drenča Monastery (recorded 1382) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1350 |
| Died | c. 1400 |
| Occupation | Cleric, writer |
Danilo III (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило III; also known as Danilo the Younger; c. 1350–c. 1400) was a Serbian Orthodox cleric and writer who served as Serbian Patriarch from 1390 to 1396. He is traditionally credited with liturgical compositions, including the Slovo knezu Lazaru (Narration about Prince Lazar), which has been described as an early text in the development of the Kosovo Myth.
He is also associated with the transfer of the relics of Lazar of Serbia from the Church of the Holy Saviour in Pristina to Ravanica in 1391.