Vikentije I Stefanović ( sr-cyr, Викентије I Стефановић) was
Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch for a short time during
1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
.
During the Habsburg rule in the
Kingdom of Serbia (1718–1739)
The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr, Краљевина Србија, translit=Kraljevina Srbija, german: Königreich Serbien, la, Regnum Serviae) was a province (crownland) of the Habsburg monarchy from 1718 to 1739. It was formed from the territories ...
, Vićentije served as
archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...
of Metropolitan
Vikentije Jovanović of Belgrade (1731-1737). After Ottoman reconquest of Belgrade in 1739, Vikentije Stefanović decided to stay in Serbia, and rose through ecclesiastical ranks, becoming
Metropolitan of Belgrade in
1753
Events
January–March
* January 3 – King Binnya Dala of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom orders the burning of Ava, the former capital of the Kingdom of Burma.
* January 29 – After a month's absence, Elizabeth Canning returns ...
, under
Serbian Patriarch Gavrilo III
Gavrilo III Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Гаврило III Николић) was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1752 to 1758.
Before he became Serbian Patriarch, he was Metropolitan of Niš, under Serbian patriarch Atanasije II. When Atanas ...
. Between 1755 and 1758, patriarch Gavrilo III was challenged by several rivals and finally lost the patriarchal throne. From that turmoil, metropolitan Vikentije finally emerged as new
Serbian Patriarch. His tenure was very short. Upon arriving to
Constantinople, he was struck with sudden illness and died. His successor was
Metropolitan of Užice and Valjevo Pajsije, who traveled with him to Constantinople, becoming new
Serbian Patriarch as
Pajsije II.
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External links
Official site of the Serbian Orthodox Church: Serbian Archbishops and Patriarchs
Vikentije I
Metropolitans of Belgrade
18th-century Serbian people
Serbs from the Ottoman Empire
1758 deaths
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