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Mojsije Dečanac ( sr-cyr, Мојсије Дечанац, "Mojsije of Dečani"; 1536–45) was a printer of '' srbulje'' liturgical books and Orthodox
hierodeacon A hierodeacon (Greek: Ἱεροδιάκονος, ''Ierodiákonos''; Slavonic: ''Ierodiakón''), sometimes translated "deacon-monk", in Eastern Orthodox Christianity is a monk who has been ordained a deacon (or deacon who has been tonsured monk). T ...
.


Biography

Mojsije was born to a Serbian family in
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, part of the
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of the
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(modern-day
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). He took monastic vows and was a monk at the monastery of
Visoki Dečani The Visoki Dečani Monastery ( sr, Манастир Високи Дечани, Manastir Visoki Dečani, sq, Manastiri i Deçanit) is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located near Deçan, Kosovo. It was founded in the first half of ...
(in Kosovo). In the period of 1536–38 Mojsije was a printer at the
Vuković printing house The Vuković printing house ( sr, Вуковићева штампарија) was 16th century printing house established in Venice by Božidar Vuković. In the first period, when printing was organized by Božidar Vuković, the editors and printer ...
in
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,
Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
. Besides Mojsije, typographers who worked at the printing house of
Vićenco Vuković Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Вићентије Вуковић, la, Vincenzo della Vecchia; 1560–71) was a printer and editor of books in Serbian language, Serbian in the Republic of Venice, and son of the predecessor, Božidar Vu ...
included also
Hieromonk Pahomije Hieromonk Pahomije ( sr-cyr, Пахомије; 1496–1544) was a Serbian Orthodox hieromonk and one of the first printers of books in the Serbian language. He learned his printing skills from Hieromonk Makarije at the Crnojević printing house in ...
, priests Genadije and Teodosije, and laity like Stefan Marinović and Jakov Krajkov. In 1536 Mojsije printed ''Zbornik za putnike'' and in 1537 he participated in printing of the ''Octoechos''. In 1538 Mojsije printed the most luxurious and lengthiest edition of ''Praznični minej''. When
Dimitrije Ljubavić Dimitrije Ljubavić ( sr, Димитрије Љубавић, Dimitrije Ljubavić - Venice, January 1519 – Brașov, 1564) was a Serbian Orthodox deacon, humanist, writer and printer who together with German reformer Philip Melanchthon initiated th ...
went to
Târgoviște Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște''; german: Tergowisch) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița River. Târgoviște was one of the ...
in
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he brought with him Mojsije. In 1545 Mojsije, now a
hieromonk A hieromonk ( el, Ἱερομόναχος, Ieromonachos; ka, მღვდელმონაზონი, tr; Slavonic: ''Ieromonakh'', ro, Ieromonah), also called a priestmonk, is a monk who is also a priest in the Eastern Orthodox Church an ...
, printed the first book in Ljubavić's printing house.


Annotations

In Serbian, he is simply known with his monastic rank as "Hierodeacon Mojsije" (јерођакон Мојсије). His name translated into English is "Mojsije of Dečani". He is also scarcely called Mojsije Budimljanin (Мојсије Будимљанин, "Mojsije of Budimlja").


See also

*
Đurađ Crnojević Đurađ Crnojević ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Црноjeвић, cu, Гюргь Цьрноевыкь; d. 1514) was the last Serbian medieval Lord of Zeta between 1490 and 1496, from the Crnojevic dynasty. The son of Ivan Crnojević and Goisava Ariani ...
* Stefan Marinović *
Hieromonk Makarije Hieromonk Makarije ( sr, Јеромонах Макарије; 1494–d. after 1528) is the founder of Serbian and Romanian printing, having printed the first book in Serbian and the first book in the territory of Walachia (part of modern-day Rom ...
*
Hieromonk Mardarije Hieromonk Mardarije ( sr-cyr, Јеромонах Мардарије; 1552–66) was a Serbian Orthodox hieromonk and one of the most important early Serb printers. Mardarije was the first Belgrade printer and last great printer of srbulje books. ...
* Hegumen Mardarije * Božidar Vuković *
Vićenco Vuković Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Вићентије Вуковић, la, Vincenzo della Vecchia; 1560–71) was a printer and editor of books in Serbian language, Serbian in the Republic of Venice, and son of the predecessor, Božidar Vu ...
*
Hieromonk Pahomije Hieromonk Pahomije ( sr-cyr, Пахомије; 1496–1544) was a Serbian Orthodox hieromonk and one of the first printers of books in the Serbian language. He learned his printing skills from Hieromonk Makarije at the Crnojević printing house in ...
* Trojan Gundulić *
Andrija Paltašić Andrija Paltašić also known as Andrija Paltašić-Kotoranin ( it, Andrea Paltasichi Latin Andreas de Paltasichis; 1440–1500) was a Venetian printer and publisher who was active from 1476 to 1492. He was born in Kotor and was part of the Palta ...
* Jakov of Kamena Reka *Bartolomeo Ginammi who followed Zagurović's footsteps reprinting Serbian books. *
Dimitrije Ljubavić Dimitrije Ljubavić ( sr, Димитрије Љубавић, Dimitrije Ljubavić - Venice, January 1519 – Brașov, 1564) was a Serbian Orthodox deacon, humanist, writer and printer who together with German reformer Philip Melanchthon initiated th ...
, Božidar Goraždanin's grandson *
Inok Sava Inok Sava ( sr, Инок Сава, Inok Sava - c. 1530 – after 1597), was a Serbian monk, scribe and traveller who published a Serbian Primer (syllabary) in 1597. Of rare books designated by the National Library of Serbia, Inok Sava's ''Prvi srpsk ...
*
Stefan Paštrović Stefan Paštrović ( sr, Стефан Паштровић, 1597) was a Serbian Orthodox hieromonk of Monastery of Gradište in Buljarica. He descended from the Paštrovići coastal tribe in modern-day Montenegro. According to some sources his pos ...


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