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Gavrilo Zmejanović
Gavrilo Zmejanović ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Змејановић; 25 August 1847 – 14 October 1932) was a bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an unconfirmed Serbian Patriarch. Life Gavrilo Zmejanović was born on 25 August 1847 in Dobanovci in Srem, to father Mihailo, a priest, and mother Eva - née Andrejević. He finished elementary Serbian school and civic German school, then High School of Karlovci and the Serbian Orthodox Seminary of Sremski Karlovci. He then graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Altenburg, Germany. From 1870 to 1882 he studied economics and natural sciences. In 1876, he fought as a Serbian volunteer-insurgent on the Drina and he was one of the chat leaders. He returned home, wounded. This was later taken as evil by the Serb haters."Политика"... Monastic life Zmejanović became a monk at the invitation of Serbian Patriarch Herman Andjelic, in 1882 in the Krusedol monastery. He became a Deacon on 19 November 1882, and the next day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous ( ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro and the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina are members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is organized into metropolitanates and eparchies, located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. Other congregations are located in the Serb diaspora. The Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church. The current patriarch is Porfirije, enthroned on 19 February 2021. The Church achieved autocephalous status in 1219, under the leadership of Saint Sava, becoming the independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated to that of a patriarchate in 1346, and was known afterwards as the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. This patriarchate was abolished by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eparchy Of Vršac
The Eparchy of Banat ( sr, Банатска епархија, Banatska eparhija) is an ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Banat region, Serbia. It is mostly situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, while the eparchy also includes a small south-western part of Banat that belongs to the City of Belgrade as well as village of Ostrovo that belongs to the city of Požarevac. The seat of the eparchy is in Vršac. History The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Vršac was one of several eparchies created on the territory of Banat during the 16th century under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. By the time of the accession of Serbian patriarch Makarije I (1557), much of the Banat region was already conquered by the Turks, who took over Temeswar in 1552. The region was organized as a Turkish eyalet (province) named the Eyalet of Temeşvar. During Turkish rule in the 16th and 17th centuries, Banat was mainly populated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Orthodox Clergy
Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (other) * Serbians * Serbia (other) * Names of the Serbs and Serbia Names of the Serbs and Serbia are terms and other designations referring to general terminology and nomenclature on the Serbs ( sr, Срби, Srbi, ) and Serbia ( sr, Србија/Srbija, ). Throughout history, various endonyms and exonyms have ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilarion Radonić
Ilarion Radonić ( worldly name: Žarko Radonić; 27 August 1871 - 4 March 1932) was bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Biography Žarko Radonić was born in Mol, Bačka, on 27 August 1871. After graduating from the Gymnasium in Novi Sad, he enrolled in the Faculty of Theology at the Grandes écoles of Saint Arsenije in Sremski Karlovci and, after graduating, studied law in Eger and Pest. As a graduate theologian and lawyer, he moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and became a professor at the Faculty of Theology in Reljevo in Sarajevo. At the beginning of 1900, he took over the editorial board of the Church magazine ''Istočnik'', which he edited with great success. He did editorial work for more than seven years (from January 1, 1900, to September 30, 1907). As an editor, Radonić himself was a prolific writer. His most numerous works were editorials and reviews of magazines and books, but most often works from the history of the Serbian Orthodox Church, ancient and modern liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grabovci, Serbia
Grabovci () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Ruma municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serbs, Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,480 people (2002 census). Name The name of the town in Serbian language, Serbian is plural. See also *List of places in Serbia *List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina References Populated places in Syrmia {{SremRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zemun Polje
Zemun Polje ( sr, Земун поље) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Zemun. Location Zemun Polje is located on both railway and highway Belgrade-Novi Sad, halfway between the western section of urban Zemun ( Nova Galenika) and Batajnica. For decades completely outside the urban section of Belgrade, since the late 1990s it made urban connection with the extended industrial zone of Nova Galenika on the east (through the neighborhood of Kamendin and the fast developing neighborhood of Plavi Horizonti on the south. Characteristics Despite even originally being built outside the urban zone of Belgrade (in the 1970s, even the name, Zemun Polje, means Zemun field) it was intended as a neighborhood of Belgrade, not as a separate settlement. The neighborhood of Kamendin was built in the late 1990s, directly adjoining the western section of Zemun Polje. The geometrically shaped neighborhood is mostly residential, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bešenovo
Bešenovo (, ) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, in the Syrmia District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and the population numbers 965 people (2002 census). Near the village is Bešenovo monastery, one of 16 Serb Orthodox monasteries on the Fruška Gora mountain. Name In Serbian, the village is known as ''Bešenovo'' (Бешеново), in Croatian as ''Bešenovo'', and in Hungarian as ''Besenyő''. Demographic history *1961: 1,312 *1971: 1,313 *1981: 1,028 *1991: 913 *2002: 965 See also *Bešenovo monastery * List of places in Serbia *List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia. List of largest cities and towns in Vojvodina List of urban settlements in Vojvodina List of all urban settlements (cities and towns) in Vojvodina with populati ... References *Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgije Letić
Georgije Letić (secular name: Dr. Đorđe Letić; 6 April 1872 - 8 November 1935) was the bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church in what is today Romania. He was a progressive educator who promoted co-education. Biography Dr. Georgije Letić was born on 19 April 1872 in Stari Bečej to father Miloš, a teacher, and mother Mileva. He finished elementary education in Bački Gračac, high school in Novi Sad, and theological sciences at the Seminary of Sremski Karlovci and the Faculty of Philosophy in Chernivtsi, and in the summer of 1897 after completing his scholarly work, he received his degree doctorate of theology.Ivan Ivanić was his cousin, their mothers were sisters Monastic life He became a monk on 14 April 1895 in the Beocin monastery. At Easter, the same year (1895), he was ordained a hierodeacon and later promoted to the rank of archdeacon. In March 1898, proclaimed a presbyter, and on 7 May 1901, he was already a court archimandrite. Before he was elected bishop, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Habsburg, french: Maison des Habsbourg and also known as the House of Austriagerman: link=no, Haus Österreich, ; es, link=no, Casa de Austria; nl, Huis van Oostenrijk, pl, dom Austrii, la, Domus Austriæ, french: Maison d'Autriche; hu, Ausztria Háza; it, Casa d'Austria; pt, Casa da Áustria is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history. The house takes its name from Habsburg Castle, a fortress built in the 1020s in present-day Switzerland by Radbot of Klettgau, who named his fortress Habsburg. His grandson Otto II, Count of Habsburg, Otto II was the first to take the fortress name as his own, adding "Count of Habsburg" to his title. In 1273, Count Radbot's seventh-generation descendant Rudolph I of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil's Advocate
The (Latin for Devil's advocate) is a former official position within the Catholic Church, the Promoter of the Faith: one who "argued against the canonization ( sainthood) of a candidate in order to uncover any character flaws or misrepresentation of the evidence favoring canonization". In common language, the phrase 'playing devil's advocate' describes a situation where someone, given a certain point of view, takes a position they do not necessarily agree with (or simply an alternative position from the accepted norm), for the sake of debate or to explore the thought further using valid reasoning that both disagrees with the subject at hand and proves their own point valid. Despite being medieval in origin, this idiomatic expression is one of the most popular present-day English idioms used to express the concept of arguing against something without actually being committed to the contrary view. Origin and history During the canonization process employed by the Catholic Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentecost
Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). In Western Christianity, Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. In the United Kingdom, traditionally the next day, Whit Monday, was (until 1970) also a public holiday. (Since 1971, by statute, the last Monday in May has been a Bank Holiday). The Monday after Pentecost is a legal holiday in many European countries. In Eastern Christianity, Pentecost can also refer to the entire fifty days of Easter through Pentecost inclusive; hence the book containing the liturgical texts is called the "'' Pentecostarion''". Since its date depends on the date of Easter, Pentec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
