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Sofronije Kirilović
Sofronije Kirilović (, ; died 28 February 1786) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop in the Habsburg monarchy. Biography Appointment to Transylvania Following the October 1767 resignation of Dionisije Novaković as administrator of the Transylvania diocese, several proposals for a successor emerged. Maria Theresa named Jovan Đorđević to the office a year later. However, he did not have a chance to take up the position, as he became Metropolitan of Karlovci after a month. In December 1769, Đorđević called a church congress for the Serbs, and this meeting elected Kirilović, the former vicar of Novaković in the Eparchy of Buda, as the new bishop of Transylvania. In January 1770, the empress annulled the election on the basis that a Serbian congress could not elect a bishop for the Romanians of Transylvania, but at the same time named Kirilović the new bishop herself.Păcurariu, p. 19 The same restrictions placed on Novaković were extended to the activity of Kirilović, with tw ...
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Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Austrian monarchy, the Austrian Empire () or the Danubian monarchy. The history of the Habsburg monarchy can be traced back to the election of Rudolf I of Germany, Rudolf I as King of the Romans, King of Germany in 1273 and his acquisition of the Duchy of Austria for the Habsburgs in 1282. In 1482, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I acquired the Habsburg Netherlands, Netherlands through marriage. Both realms passed to his grandson and successor, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, who also inherited the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish throne and Spanish Empire, its colonial possessions, and thus came to rule the Habsburg empire at its greatest territorial extent. The abdication of Charles V in 1556 led ...
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Grigore Maior
Grigore Gavrila Maior, O.S.B.M., (1715 – 7 February 1785) was Bishop of Făgăraş and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church from 1773 to his resignation in 1782. Life Gavrilă Maior was born in 1715, in Sărăuad, Szatmár County (Transylvania). He studied at Cluj and later from 1740 in the College of the Propaganda, Rome, where he on 28 January 1747 got a doctorate in theology and philosophy. He entered the Basilian monastery of the Holy Trinity in Blaj taking the name of Grigore, and on 25 December 1745 he was ordained a priest. He taught languages (Latin and Hungarian) in Blaj. On 30 June 1764, following the death of the Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, the bishop of Făgăraş Petru Pavel Aron, the electoral synod convened and Maior was chosen. Nevertheless the Habsburg monarch, Empress Maria Theresa, designated Atanasie Rednic as new bishop. Maior, unhappy he was not appointed bishop, murmured against the appointment of Rednic. For this rea ...
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18th-century Eastern Orthodox Bishops
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures. The Industrial Revolution began mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of Sail. During the century, slave trading expanded across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, while declining in Russia and China. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, ...
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18th-century Serbian People
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures. The Industrial Revolution began mid-century, leading to radical changes in Society, human society and the Natural environment, environment. The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of Sail. During the century, History of slavery, slave trading expanded across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, while declining in Russian Empire, Russia and Qing dynasty, China. Western world, Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715 ...
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Habsburg Serbs
The following is a list of Habsburg Serbs (), that is, ethnic Serbs active in the Habsburg monarchy (1526–1804). The Serb community was commonly known as "Rascians". Nobility and military personnel * Crepović noble family (Transylvania), Crepović noble family * Radič Božić * Stjepan Berislavić * Ivaniš Berislavić * Miloš Belmužević * Jovan Branković * Jovan Nenad * Pavle Bakić * Radoslav Čelnik * Deli-Marko * Starina Novak * Jakšić noble family * Vuk Grgurević * Petar Ovčarević * Mihailo Ovčarević * Dimitrije Ovčarević * Stefan Osmokruhović * Petar Ljubojević * Mlatišuma, Staniša Marković-Mlatišuma * Bogić Vučković * Arsenije Loma * Demeter Radossevich von Rados * Peter Tersich von Cadesich * Peter Duka von Kadar * Emmerich Blagoevich * Anton Csorich * Gabriel Rodić * Adam Bajalics von Bajahaza * Andreas Karaczay *Petar Ovčarević (fl. 1521–41), commander *Mihailo Ovčarević (fl. 1550–79), commander *Dimitrije Ovčarević (fl. 1552–66 ...
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1786 Deaths
Events January–March * January 3 – The third Treaty of Hopewell is signed between the United States and the Choctaw. * January 6 – The outward bound East Indiaman '' Halsewell'' is wrecked on the south coast of England in a storm, with only 74 of more than 240 on board surviving. * February 2 – In a speech before The Asiatic Society in Calcutta, Sir William Jones notes the formal resemblances between Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, laying the foundation for comparative linguistics and Indo-European studies. * March 1 – The Ohio Company of Associates is organized by five businessmen at a meeting at the Bunch-of-Grapes Tavern in Boston to purchase land from the United States government to form settlements in the modern-day U.S. state of Ohio. * March 13 – Construction begins in Dublin on the Four Courts Building, with the first stone laid down by the United Kingdom's Viceroy for Ireland, the Duke of Rutland. April–June * April ...
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Petar Petrović (bishop)
Petar Petrović (Cyrillic: Петар Петровић) or Petar Petrovic may refer to: *Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1747–1830), ruler of Montenegro *Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (1813-1851), ruler of Montenegro * Petar Petrović (magnate) (1486-1557), ethnic Serb magnate in Banat, administrator of Kingdom of Hungary, governor of Temes County and ban of Lugos and Karansebes * Petar Petrović (bishop), Serbian Bishop from 18th century in Archdiocese of Arad *Petar Petrović (footballer) Petar Petrović (born 15 September 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Serbian Superliga club Radnički Niš. Early life Petrović was born in Malmö, and is of Serb ethnic descent. His origin is from Niš. Care ..., Swedish footballer * Petar Petrović (swimmer), Serbian swimmer * Petar Petrović (Serbian politician, born 1951), Serbian politician * Petar Petrović (Serbian politician, born 1955), Serbian politician *Petar Petrovic, Swedish citizen of Serbian origi ...
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Eparchy Of Temišvar
The Eparchy of Temišvar ( or ) is a diocese or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, having jurisdiction over the territory of Romania. The see of the eparchy is in Timișoara ( or ). Bishops List of Serbian Orthodox Bishops of Temišvar: * Neofit (1608); * Isaija (1640); * Josif (1643); * Teodor (1643); * Sevastijan (1644, 1647); * Mihajl (1681—1687); * Vasilije (1688); * Josif II (1688); * Vasilije (1693); * Isaija Đaković (1695—1710); * Konstantin Grk (1704-1713); * Joanikije Vladisavljević (1713-1727); * Nikola Dimitrijević (1728-1744); * Georgije Popović (1745-1757); * Vikentije Jovanović-Vidak (1759-1774); * Mojsej Putnik (1774-1781); * Sofronije Kirilović (1781-1786); * Petar Petrović (1786-1800); * Stefan Avakumović (1801-1822); * Josif Putnik (1829-1830); * Maksim Manulović (1833-1838); * Pantelejmon Živković (1839-1851); * Samuilo Maširević (1853-1864); * Antonije Nako (1864-1869); * Georgije Vojnović (1874-1881); * Georgije Branković ( ...
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Mojsej Putnik
Mojsije Putnik ( sr-cyr, Мојсије Путник, ) (1728–1790) was the Metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci between 1781 and 1790, during the reign of Joseph II. He was known for publishing the Toleranzpatent (tolerance patent) meant to ensure equal rights for the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Catholic church in Sremski Karlovci. Biography Vasilije Putnik was born in 1728, in Novi Sad, at the time part of Kingdom of Hungary in the Habsburg monarchy (modern Serbia). He was the grandson of Stevan Putnik, a captain of the Military Frontier who served in the Imperial Guard Cavalry and achieved minor nobility status which was conferred to him in 1621 by Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Stefan died in 1622 in the Thirty Years' War, but his male heir attained the honour of knighthood.. Coming from such an illustrious background meant that Vasilije Putnik received a thorough education that commenced in the primary and later Latin School in Novi Sad, the same school where Zaharije O ...
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Stefan Stratimirović
Stefan Stratimirović (; 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 and 1836. Having been appointed metropolitan at the age of 33, Stratimirović maintained control over church life decisively and autonomously. He was an aid to Serbian rebel leader Karađorđe during the First Serbian Uprising and actively participated in the suppression of Tican's Rebellion in 1807. Furthermore, he published Jovan Rajić's seminal work at a most propitious occasion. Early life and appointment Born in Kulpin, a town in the Military Frontier, Stratimirović's family hailed from Herzegovina. Stratimirović lived in a private estate awarded to his family by Marie Therese in 1745. He graduated from grade schools in Kulpin and Begeč and later attained the Gymnasium in Novi Sad, from which he also graduated. Stratimirović subsequently studied philosophy and ...
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Arsenije Radivojević
Arsenije ( sr-cyr, Арсеније; ) is a Serbian given name, a variant of the Greek name ''Arsenios''. Diminutives of the name include ''Arsen'', ''Arsa'' and ''Arso''. It may refer to: *Arsenije Sremac (died 1266), second Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1233–1263) * Arsenije II, Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1457 to 1463 *Arsenije III Čarnojević (1633–1706), Serbian Patriarch (1674–1706) *Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta (1698–1748), Serbian Patriarch (1725–1748) *Arsenije Plamenac, Metropolitan of Cetinje (1781–1784) *Arsenije Sečujac (1720–1814), Habsburg general *Arsenije Loma (1778–1815), Serbian revolutionary *Arsenije Milošević (1931–2006), Yugoslav and Serbian film and television director *Arsenije Zlatanović Arsenije Zlatanović (; born 4 December 1989) is a Serbian inactive tennis player. Zlatanović has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of 609 achieved on 30 April 2012. He also ...
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Mircea Păcurariu
Mircea Păcurariu (30 July 1932 – 13 January 2021) was a Romanian theologian, historian and priest in the Romanian Orthodox Church. Biography Born in Ruși, Hunedoara County, he was the son of the village priest. He enrolled in the History faculty of Babeș University in Cluj, but had to leave after his first year because the Communist Romanian authorities viewed his social origin as unacceptable. He later attended the theological seminaries in Sibiu and in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ..., then taught at the seminaries of Neamț Monastery and Sibiu. In 1997, he was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy; he was elevated to titular status in 2015.
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