Philip Gaius ( it, Filippo Gaius, sr, Filip Gajo) served as an
archbishop
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of
Antivari in the late 15th century.
Originally from
Venice
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,
Pope Innocent VIII
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appointed Gaius as Archbishop of Antivari in 1485. During Gaius' pontificate in Antivari, he acted as a deputy to the
Bishop of
Vicenza. In that city, he awaited the arrival of Princess
Anna de Foix, who was travelling to
Hungary to wed its ruler,
Vladislaus II.
Archbishop Gaius was the first archbishop of Antivari to carry the title ''"Primas Serviae"'' (
Primate of
Serbia). In 1503, while in Venice, he carved the title in a memorial in a church, which mentions Gaius as a primate.
References
Archbishops of Antivari
15th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Serbia
16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Serbia
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