Georgije Hransislav (secular Gavrilo Hranislav; 8 November 1775 - 22 June 1843) was the bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Biography

Bishop Georgije was born as Gavrilo Hranislav in Ruma on 8 November 1775, to father Pavle and mother Alka. He studied basic sciences with local teachers in Ruma. In the period 1787-1791, he attended a Slav-Serbian school. He studied high school in Karlovac and

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, and then was at the Academy in

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, listening to philosophy. In the end, he attended postgraduate classes in law and philosophy in Pest and

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Monastic life

From 1804, Gavrilo Hranislav was a professor at the grammar school in Karlovac until 1812, when Metropolitan

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promoted him to the rank of

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on 6 October, and then protodeacon on 31 January 1813 and archdeacon on 21 November 1814. He became a close associate of the Metropolitan Stefan. Gavrilo Hranislav accepted monasticism on 11 January 1816 in the monastery of Krušedol by the archimandrite of the monastery Dimitrije (Krestić), who gave him the name Georgije. He was ordained a ''

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'' on 2 June 1818, and on 21 November he was made ''

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'' by Metropolitan Stefan. He was elevated to the rank of

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of Rakovac by the Bishop of

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, Josif Putnik, on 28 November 1821. Until 1827, he was a professor of theology in Karlovac. At the same time, he was an assistant to the metropolitan and a member of many bodies and commissions. During this time, he paid special attention to the Rakovec Monastery, which was then completely renovated.

Episcopal vocation

On 24 January 1829, Archimandrite Georgije was consecrated Bishop of Pakrac, since the former Bishop Josef (Putnik) moved to the Timisoara Cathedral. Bishop Georgije remained there for a decade. In 1839, Bishop Georgije was transferred to the Diocese of Bačka on 26 May. With the death of Metropolitan

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, he administered the

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in the period from 31 July 1841 until the election of the new Metropolitan in 1842. Bishop Georgije was a very educated man of his time and had a penchant for literature, translating, writing and collecting books. His contemporaries were men of letters such as Sava Mrkalj, Jovan Muškatirović,

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, Pavle Solarić, and Jovan Savić. In addition, he helped the poor and educated young people. He translated a German cookbook into Serbian in 1804. Georgije Hranislav died on 22 June 1843. He was buried in the Cathedral of the Serbian Orthodox Church of

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