Anastasia of Serbia
Anastasia of Serbia | |
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Mosaic of St. Anastasia in the Church of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming | |
| Venerable Mother | |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Studenica Monastery |
| Feast | 4 July [O.S. 21 June] |
| Attributes | Monastic vestments, cross |
| Grand Princess consort of Serbia | |
| Tenure | fl. 1196 |
| Died | 22 June 1200 |
| Burial | |
| Spouses | Stefan Nemanja |
| House | Nemanjić dynasty (by marriage) |
Ana Vukanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Вукановић); fl. 1196 – died 22 June 1200) was the princess consort of the Serbian Principality as the wife of Stefan Nemanja (r. 1166–1196). She was of noble descent from Vukanović's. Ana took monastic vows in 1196 and was tonsured as Anastasia, after Anastasia of Sirmium.
She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, especially in the Serbian Orthodox Church, where she is known as Saint Anastasia (Serbian: Света Анастасија, romanized: Sveta Anastasija) with her feast day being commemorated on 21 June (on the Julian Calendar).