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Saint Sava was a medievalBulgarian andSlavic saint and one of the most prominent disciples ofSaints Cyril and Methodius.[1][2] Along with them andSaint Gorazd,Saint Clement of Ohrid,Saint Naum andSaint Angelar he is venerated as a member of a group known as the "Seven Saints".
In 868 in Rome he and Saint Angelar were ordained as deacons by the bishopsFormosus and Gauderic, while Saint Gorazd, Saint Clement of Ohrid and Saint Naum were by the same bishops ordained as priests. In 885Pope Stephen V issued aPapal bull to forbid the use of Slavic liturgy[citation needed] and in 886 the ruler ofGreat MoraviaSvätopluk I[citation needed] exiled the disciples of the two brothers. The route of Sava and other disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius to theFirst Bulgarian Empire remains unclear. They resettled in Bulgaria, where they were welcomed byBoris I and commissioned to establish theological schools.
The fate of Sava after his arrival in Bulgaria remains unclear. He died either in the late 9th century or in the early 10th century AD.
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