In
Piva
Piva may refer to:
* Piva (river), a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Piva, Montenegro, a region in Montenegro and tribe
* Piva River, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
* Piva Trail, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
** Battle for Piva Tr ...
, a historical tribe of
Old Herzegovina
Old Herzegovina ( sr, Стара Херцеговина, Stara Hercegovina) is a historical region, covering the eastern parts of historical Herzegovina, outside the scope of modern Herzegovina. A large section of ''Old Herzegovina'' belongs to ...
(now western
Montenegro
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), there was a brotherhood (''bratstvo'') named Ruđić ( sr-cyr, Руђић). The surname was mentioned in
Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic (, , literally "Church-Slavonic language"), also known as Church Slavic, New Church Slavonic or New Church Slavic, is the conservative Slavic liturgical language used by the Eastern Orthodox Church in Belarus, Bosnia and Herzeg ...
documents of the Serbian Orthodox
Hilandar
The Hilandar Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Хиландар, Manastir Hilandar, , el, Μονή Χιλανδαρίου) is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian monastery there. It wa ...
monastery. The Ruđić brotherhood from
Rudinice (in
Plužine
Plužine (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Плужине, ) is a town in northwestern Montenegro. In 2011 it has a population of 1,341.
Location
Town is located near the Piva lake (Pivsko) in the northwestern mountainous region of Montenegro, close to the ...
), which later dispersed elsewhere, is one of two family trees in Piva from which many Pivan families descend from. Several families are noted in Serbian ethnographic studies as having descended from the old brotherhood of Ruđić (''Ruđići'').
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Anthropology
*The Gagović brotherhood (''Gagovići'') in Bezuje are according to tradition a branch of the old Ruđić brotherhood. They were one of the oldest and most respected brotherhoods of Piva. They founded the Bezuje village which they inhabit today. Earlier, A. Luburić (1930) was unsure if the Gagović family in
Drobnjaci
Drobnjaci (, ) are historical tribe and region, Drobnjak, in Old Herzegovina in Montenegro (municipalities from Nikšić to Šavnik, Žabljak and Pljevlja). Its unofficial centre is in Šavnik. The Serb Orthodox families have St. George (''Đu ...
indeed descended from the Ruđić brotherhood in Piva.
*The
Nikolić,
Đikanović,
Gutović, and
Đačić families in Gornje Rudinice (Plužine), descend from an old branch of the Ruđić brotherhood in Piva according to tradition. In 1971, the Nikolić family had three houses; Gutović ca. 10. The Đikanović progenitor was Đikan; Đačić was ''đak'' (dijak) Đorđija. They all have the ''slava'' of St. Nicholas (''Nikoljdan''). A Đurko of the Đikanović family settled
Potprisoje near
Bileća
Bileća ( sr-cyrl, Билећа) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,476 inhabitants, while the municipality has 10,807 inhabitants.
History
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*The Božović family formerly living in Orah (now Plužine), descend from the Ruđići, and are kin to the Gagovići. They had the
''slava'' (patron saint veneration) of ''Nikoljdan'' (
St. Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Demre ...
). They migrated a long time ago to Bosnia.
*The Glomazić family in Donje Rudinice.
Notable people
According to folklore, ''
hajduk
A hajduk ( hu, hajdúk, plural of ) is a type of irregular infantry found in Central and parts of Southeast Europe from the late 16th to mid 19th centuries. They have reputations ranging from bandits to freedom fighters depending on time, p ...
''
Bajo Pivljanin
Bajo Pivljanin ( sr-cyr, Бајо Пивљанин – 7 May 1685), born Dragojlo Nikolić, was a Montenegrin and Serbian ''hajduk'' commander mostly active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia. Born in Piva, at the ...
(1630–1685) was born in Rudinice (now in
Plužine
Plužine (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Плужине, ) is a town in northwestern Montenegro. In 2011 it has a population of 1,341.
Location
Town is located near the Piva lake (Pivsko) in the northwestern mountainous region of Montenegro, close to the ...
) in Piva, belonging to the Ruđić brotherhood.
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
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(1660–1716), the Serbian Orthodox metropolitan, belonged to the brotherhood.
See also
*
Ruđić (15th century), mentioned in Ragusan documents, connection unknown
References
Sources
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Surnames of Serbian origin
Serb families