Stefan Stanković (( sr, Стефан Станковић;

Sremski Karlovci Sremski Karlovci ( sr-cyrl, Сремски Карловци, ; hu, Karlóca; tr, Karlofça) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Danu ...

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, 24 June 1788 - Sremski Karlovci, Austrian Empire, 31 July 1841) was a Serbian Orthodox

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from the

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and

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from 1836 to 1841, succeeding

Stefan Stratimirović Stefan Stratimirović ( sr, Стефан Стратимировић; 27 December 1757 – 22 September 1836) was a Serbian bishop who served as the Metropolitan of Karlovci, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Austrian Empire, between 1790 ...

. He was succeeded by Metropolitan

Josif Rajačić Josif Rajačić ( sr-Cyrl, Јосиф Рајачић; 20 July 1785 – 1 December 1861), also known as Josif Rajačić-Brinski, was a metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch, administrator of Vojvodina, and baron. Life Rajačić was ...

Biography

He was born in Sremski Karlovci to parents Stojko and Pelagija. He completed his high school education in Sremski Karlovci and the Faculty of Philosophy at the

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. In 1807 Metropolitan

appointed him professor in Karlovci. He was ordained

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on December 25, 1808, by the Bishop Josif Putnik of the Eparchy of Pakrac. Bishop Josif (Putnik) was sympathetic to Stanković and helped him move ahead. Josif took him with him to

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, to Pakrac where he received the bishop's throne. He was promoted to the rank of

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on August 15, 1809, at Lepavina Monastery. He went to the Rakovac monastery where he was initiated in the act of small

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. He was tonsured by the head of the monastery Archimandrite Prokopije Bolić. He was promoted to the rank of

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of Orahovac on July 13, 1819. He was elected bishop of

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at a consecration ceremony in Sremski Karlovci on January 20, 1829, presided by Metropolitan

with the bishops of

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Josif and Gideon of Bačka. In his honour, Adam Dragosavljević wrote an ode in 1829 that was the second book published in Vuk Karadžić's reformed language. Prota Stamatović dedicated his almanac ''Serbska pčela'' ("The Serbian Bee") to Metropolitan Stefan (Stanković), initiated in 1830.He was appointed Bishop of Bačka on September 30, 1834."Српски сион", Сремски Карловци 1903.He loved playing bagpipes. After the death of Stefan Stratimirović, he was elected Metropolitan of Karlovac on November 23, 1837. During his reign as Metropolitan, he provided scholarships for 12 young men, including the painter Dimitrije Avramović. He died in Sremski Karlovci in 1841, where he was buried in the Cathedral Church.

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