The question of the burial place of Saint Despot Stefan Lazarević draws the attention of the Serbian public, both within the Church and at large. The burial place of the Holy Despot is a subject of curiosity, discussion and controversy, and debates about the Despot's grave are carried on in the media and found on the pages of the daily press. It is noteworthy that the historical sources mention one single burial place of Saint Despot Stefan: his endowment, the Church of the Holy Trinity of Manasija Monastery. If we look for the burial place of Despot Stefan by studying the historical material - old written monuments, chronicles and genealogies, inscriptions and other relevant documents, and then the available literature, we shall see that the surviving traditions place it in Manasija Monastery. A survey of the references to Despot Stefan's burial place in the sources in the period from his repose, that is, from the first half of the 14th century to the 17th century, shows that it was generally accepted that the Despot was buried in his endowment. Testimonies from the 18th and 19th centuries likewise confirm the conviction that the church of Manasija is the resting place of Despot Stefan. If, on the other hand, we turn to the scholarly results of archaeological and anthropological research and analyses, we shall again find the Holy Despot in his endowment - Manasija Monastery.
In the historical sources, the burial place of Saint Despot Stefan is named as his endowment, the Church of the Holy Trinity of Manasija Monastery. The traditions recorded in old monuments, chronicles and genealogies, inscriptions and other relevant documents place the grave of the Holy Despot in Manasija Monastery. A survey of the references to Despot Stefan's burial place in the sources in the period from his repose, that is, from the first half of the 14th century to the 17th century, shows that it was generally accepted that the Despot was buried in his endowment. Testimonies from the 18th and 19th centuries confirm the conviction that the church of Manasija is the resting place of Despot Stefan. If, on the other hand, we turn to the scholarly results of contemporary archaeological and anthropological research and analyses from the 21st century, we shall again find the Holy Despot in his endowment - Manasija Monastery.
