[1] Historian M. Petrović believes that Jefrem abdicated due to opposing the politics of suppressing the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, which was pursued by Prince Lazar and Spiridon.

[10] Historian M. Spremić believed that Jefrem had in the first place been enthroned as a compromise between the Serbian Church and the Patriarchate of Constantinople, and that he was forced to abdicate by followers of Prince Lazar.

[6] Spiridon was a close associate of Lazar,[11] and their work coincided – the renewal of the Nemanjić ideal of symphony of the state and church.

[15] Spiridon died on 11 August 1389 (as recorded in Danilo's typikon from 1416), not long after the Battle of Kosovo in which Lazar fell.

[18] In the Serbian epic film Battle of Kosovo (1989), Spiridon was played by actor Miodrag Radovanović.