Right-believing King Milutin of Serbia (Stefan Uroš II)

IMPORTANT CORRECTION: the previously listed date "October 30" (given without a style label) is actually the Old Style date; the New Style equivalent has been corrected to November 12 (previously either unlisted or mistakenly equated with the Old Style date).

Right-believing King Milutin, the youngest son of King Stefan Uroš I of the Nemanjić dynasty, became ruler of Serbia in 1282, receiving the throne peacefully from his brother Dragutin, who abdicated for monasticism (as the monk Theoktist, also glorified as a saint). Milutin significantly expanded Serbian territory, especially in Macedonia, making Skopje one of his capitals, and waged a successful war against Byzantium, concluded in 1299 by his fourth marriage to Simonis, the young daughter of Emperor Andronikos II.

He was a major church builder, constructing and endowing more than 40 churches and monasteries, including Gračanica and Banjska, and generously supported the monasteries of Mount Athos. His personal life was difficult: he married four times, and his relationship with his eldest son Stefan Dečanski was marred by having him blinded and exiled (c. 1308–1314), though reconciliation later took place through monastic mediation (by 1320).

Veneration began immediately after his death; Archbishop Danilo II wrote a detailed vita. His relics were later transferred from Trepča (c. 1389) to Sofia (c. 1460), where they rest in the Church of St. Nedelya — popularly called "Sveti Kral" (Holy King) in his honor.

His feast is kept on October 30/November 12, jointly with his brother Dragutin and his mother, Venerable Helen of Anjou.