Gavrilo II ( sr-cyr, Гаврило II; 1741–d. 1752) was
Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch
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for a short time during the second half of 1752, having earlier served as the
Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia since 1741.
Gavrilo, surnamed
Mihailović Mihailović ( sr, Михаиловић) is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from the masculine name ''Mihailo'' ( Michael). There is also the spelling variant '' Mihajlović''. It may refer to:
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(Михаиловић), was born at the beginning of 18th century into a
Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
family in
Sarajevo
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, at the time part of the
Bosnia Eyalet
The Eyalet of Bosnia ( ota, ایالت بوسنه ,Eyālet-i Bōsnâ; By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters ; sh, Bosanski pašaluk), was an eyalet (administrative division, also known as a ''beylerbeylik'') of the Ottoman Empire, mostly based o ...
. He took monastic vows and became one of the main aides of
Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia Melentije Milenković. When Melentije died, Gavrilo succeeded him as metropolitan in 1741, serving under Serbian Patriarch
Joanikije III (s. 1739–46). As a metropolitan, he made canonical visits to many places on the territory of his eparchy.
In 1752, because of high church taxes and other issues, he came into conflict with leaders of his flock in Sarajevo, who initiated the procedure for his removal, asking help from Serbian Patriarch
Atanasije II (1747–1752). When Atanasije II soon died, Gavrilo took the opportunity to bid for the patriarchal throne and traveled to
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...
in order to gain confirmation from the sultan. His success was short-lived. On 6 October he was confirmed as Patriarch, but soon upon return, he was struck with sudden illness and had to make succession arrangements with
Metropolitan of Niš Gavrilo Nikolić. Ten days later, Patriarch Gavrilo II died and metropolitan Gavrilo Nikolić was elected new
Serbian Patriarch
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as
Gavrilo III.
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Official site of the Serbian Orthodox Church: Serbian Archbishops and Patriarchs
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Gavrilo II
18th-century Serbian people
Serbs from the Ottoman Empire
1752 deaths
Bishops of Dabar-Bosnia
People from Sarajevo