Founder of the Vraćevšnica monastery, Serbian lord, knight, and endowment holder, Radič Postupović was born in 1363 or 1372 in the village of Kamenica. He was raised at the court of the Serbian Prince Lazar and was friends with the heir to the throne - Stefan. At the age of 17, he fought in the Battle of Kosovo (1389) under the command of Prince Lazar against the Ottoman Empire. As one legend has it, he prayed to Saint George and promised that, had he survived, he would build the Vraćevšnica monastery as a sign of gratitude. During the time of Despot Stefan Lazarevic, he held the title of Headman. Together with Despot Stefan, he led the Serbian army that supported Mehmed Çelebi against Musa Çelebi in the battle of Chamurlu (Ottoman Interregnum) in 1413. Radič held large estates in Gornja Gruža, at the foot of the Rudnik mountain, where he would later found Vraćevšnica. In addition, as a reward for his services, he was gifted almost all surrouding villages from Despot Stefan, including Braničevo and Kičevo. During the reign of Đurađ Branković, after 1428, Radič was elevated to Great Headman, which was the highest court title of the Serbian despotism. The nobility held large provinces, estates and honors, and among them Radič was one of the most powerful. In addition to Vraćevšnica, Radič Postupović also founded the Great Annunciation Monastery in the village of Grabovići, near Gornji Milanovac, the church of St. Archangel Gabriel in Borač, near Knić, the Milentija monastery, in Milentija. He also participated in the restoration of the Kastamonit monastery on Mount Athos and was its second ktiter. He would then become a monk and was named Roman (after 1433). Radič spent his last years in Kastamonit as a monk, and the monastery then became Serbian. It is assumed that he died before 1456. In Serbian folk poetry, he is known as Oblačić Rade, Oblak Radoslav and Rajko of Rasina.
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