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Savatije Ljubibratić
Savatije Ljubibratić ( sr-cyr, Саватије Љубибратић; Piva, c. 1660—Topla, January, 1716) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop and metropolitan, and the caretaker of the Dragović monastery. Early life Ljubibratić was born in Piva, and belonged to the Ruđić brotherhood, at a time when the region was part of the Ottoman Empire. Ljubibratić, as many of his relatives, took monastic vows and later became a bishop. Bishop of Herzegovina Since 1687, he was a notable participant in the struggle against the Ottomans, in Venetian support. On 10 December 1687, he was present at Tvrdoš when the priest and vojvoda Vukašin Gavrilović with his people came from Nikšić. In 1690, he and the Tvrdoš brotherhood (including his brother Stevan) left Trebinje for Herceg Novi, fleeing the Ottomans, where they renovated the Savina Monastery. The Republic of Venice recognized Savatije's episcopal rule as Metropolitan (''Vladika'') of Zahumlje in Novi in 1695. His ecclesiastica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitanate Of Zahumlje
The Eparchy of Zahumlje, Herzegovina and the Littoral ( sr, Епархија захумско-херцеговачка и приморска, Eparhija zahumsko-hercegovačka i primorska) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church with its seat in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has jurisdiction over the region of Herzegovina, the littoral region of southern Dalmatia in Croatia and a small part of Montenegro. Since 2018, the bishop of Zahumlje and Herzegovina has been Dimitrije Rađenović. History Ecclesiastical background The region was under the Eastern Orthodox Metropolitanate of Dyrrachium, which in turn was under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople or the Archbishopric of Bar. In 1089, the see of Trebinje (''Travunia'') was briefly theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Archbishopric of Bar. The territory was constantly in a feudal state of continuous religious wars between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox denominations long before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
