Janjić Dragana J. – Janićijević Goran M., Sinaites - monastic communities in medieval Serbia
The more widely comprehended term of hesychasm became a generally accepted principle and starting point, and the representatives of this current resolutely embarked on reforms of both national culture (literature - Jevtimije Trnovski) and church life (liturgical reforms of Philoteus Kokinos). It can therefore be considered that the "hesychastic renaissance" of the ancient church tradition took place "on the wings of Sinaitic heritage" until the reign of despot Stefan Lazarević in the Serbian territory.