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Stefan Urošic or Urošica was a member of the Nemanjić Dynasty that became a Serbian Orthodox monk.

He was born in 1285 to the royal family of Serbia, the second son of King Stefan Dragutin of Serbia
Stefan Dragutin of Serbia
Stephen Dragutin was a 13th and 14th-century Serb monarch, the King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282 and King of Syrmia from 1282 to 1316.He ruled Serbia until his abdication in 1282, when he became ill...

, of the Nemanjić. His mother was Catherine of Hungary
Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia
Catherine of Hungary was the second daughter of Stephen V of Hungary and his wife Elizabeth, a member of the Cuman tribes. Catherine became Queen consort of Serbia by her marriage to Stephen Dragutin of Serbia.-Family:...

, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary
Stephen V of Hungary
Stephen V , was King of Hungary from 1270 to 1272.-Early years:...

.

He became a monk and took the monastic name of Stefan. He died in 1306.

Frescoes of him exist at Arilje
Arilje
Arilje is a town and municipality in western Serbia, in the Zlatibor District. In 2011 the town has a total population of 6,762, while the municipality had 18,729. The town's coordinates are 43.75°N and 20.10°E...

, Gračanica
Gracanica
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, Visoki Dečani.
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