Arsenije II
Appearance
Arsenije II | |
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Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch | |
Church | Serbian Patriarchate of Peć |
See | Patriarchal Monastery of Peć |
Installed | 1457 |
Term ended | 1463 |
Predecessor | Nikodim II |
Successor | Pavle I |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Serbian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Occupation | Primate of theSerbian Orthodox Church |
Arsenije II(Serbian Cyrillic:Арсеније II) wasArchbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarchfrom 1457 to 1463.[1]
Arsenije was the primate of theSerbian Patriarchate of Pećand the last known Serbian Patriarch of the medieval era. During his tenure, the Ottoman Turks conquered the Serbian capital city ofSmederevoin 1459, destroying theSerbian Despotate.[2]After his death in 1463, a new patriarch was not elected and theSerbian Patriarchate of Pećentered a period of prolongedsede vacante.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Вуковић 1996,p. 25.
- ^Ćirković 2004,p. 107-108.
- ^Слијепчевић 1962,p. 310.
Sources
[edit]- Fotić, Aleksandar (2008). "Serbian Orthodox Church".Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire.New York: Infobase Publishing. pp. 519–520.ISBN9781438110257.
- Ćirković, Sima(2004).The Serbs.Malden: Blackwell Publishing.ISBN9781405142915.
- Слијепчевић, Ђоко М.(1962).Историја Српске православне цркве (History of the Serbian Orthodox Church).Vol. књ. 1. Минхен: Искра.
- Вуковић, Сава(1996).Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века (Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century).Београд: Евро.