Jefimija


Jefimija
Јефимија
Jelena Mrnjavčević
Јелена Мрњавчевић
Fresco detail in Ljubostinja Monastery
BornЈелена Немањић
Jelena Nemanjić
AttributesOrthodox Nun
Christian poetry
Writing career
Native name
Jelena Mrnjavčević
OccupationNun
NationalityMedieval Serbian
Years active14th century
Notable worksRoyal doors curtain of Hilandar; covering of Prince Lazar's
Poem Her Lament for a Dead Son
Poem Encomium of Prince Lazar Ark
SpouseJovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević
ChildrenUglješa Mrnjavčević Despotović
RelativesVojihna Nemanjić of Drama (father)
Jelena (mother)
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Jefimija (Serbian Cyrillic: Јефимија, Serbian pronunciation: [jěfiːmija]; 1349–1405), secular name Jelena Mrnjavčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Мрњавчевић, pronounced [jělena mr̩̂ɲaːʋtʃeʋitɕ] or [mr̩ɲǎːʋ-]), daughter of Caesar Vojihna, member of the collateral branch of Nemanjić dynasty and widow of Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević, is considered the first female Serbian poet. Jefimija's mother, Caesaraea Jelena, after the death of her husband became an Orthodox nun under the name Jevpraksija (Eupraxia) and in 1358 made a considerable donation to the Koutloumousiou monastery.[1][2]