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He is a Serbian saint and the Orthodox Church celebrates his feast day on May 11/24. In 1314, heir apparent Stefan Uroš III was exiled to Constantinople after quarrels with his father, king Stefan Milutin. In 1317, Uroš III asked Nikodim to intervene between him and his father.
Nikodim"s autobiographical note was inscribed in a manuscript entitled "A Visit to Constantinople" in the year 1318 and 1319.
In 1320, Milutin allowed Uroš III to return upon the persuasion of Nikodim. Stefan Konstantin, Uroš"s half-brother and heir to the throne, was crowned king upon the death of Milutin in 1321.
Civil war erupted when Konstantin refused to submit to Uroš III, who then invaded Zeta, and in the ensuing battle, Konstantin was killed. After the victory, on January 6, 1322, Nikodim crowned Uroš King and Dušan Young King.
He co-founded 14th century Serbian Orthodox Vratna monastery alongside Serbian king Stefan Milutin (1282–1321) of the Nemanjić dynasty.
