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Dionisije Novaković
Dionisije Novaković (, ; ''ca.'' 1705 – 8 December 1767) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop in the Habsburg monarchy, and one of the most learned men of his time. He occupied the post of Bishop of the Eparchy of Budapest from 1749 to 1769. Biography Origins and appointment to Transylvania An ethnic Serb, he became a monk at an early age at Savina Monastery in the Bay of Kotor region, and was later made hierodeacon. In 1725, he was sent to study in Kiev, first attending gymnasium and then the Kiev Theological Academy, returning home in 1737. In 1739, he was named professor of theology and philosophy at the seminary in Novi Sad. In 1747, by then a hieromonk, he was transferred to the Eparchy of Buda. When the episcopal seat fell vacant, he was elected bishop, an act confirmed by the Imperial Court in Vienna. In July 1749, the Metropolitan of Karlovci, Pavle Nenadović, consecrated him bishop. However, his enthronement only took place in February 1751, as Nenadović was displeased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Austrian monarchy, the Austrian Empire () or the Danubian monarchy. The history of the Habsburg monarchy can be traced back to the election of Rudolf I of Germany, Rudolf I as King of the Romans, King of Germany in 1273 and his acquisition of the Duchy of Austria for the Habsburgs in 1282. In 1482, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I acquired the Habsburg Netherlands, Netherlands through marriage. Both realms passed to his grandson and successor, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, who also inherited the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish throne and Spanish Empire, its colonial possessions, and thus came to rule the Habsburg empire at its greatest territorial extent. The abdication of Charles V in 1556 led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenzel Anton, Prince Of Kaunitz-Rietberg
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (, ; 2 February 1711 – 27 June 1794) was an Austrian and Czech diplomat and statesman in the Habsburg monarchy. A proponent of enlightened absolutism, he held the office of List of foreign ministers of Austria-Hungary, State Chancellor for about four decades and was responsible for the foreign policies during the reigns of Maria Theresa, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II, and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold II. In 1764, he was elevated to the noble rank of a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (''Fürst, Reichfürst''). Family Kaunitz was born in Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Austria, one of 19 children of Maximilian Ulrich von Kaunitz, Maximilian Ulrich, third Count of Kaunitz (1679–1746), and his consort Marie Ernestine, ''née'' Countess of County of East Frisia, Ostfriesland and County of Rietberg, Rietberg (1687–1758), an heiress of the Cirksena, House of Cirksena. The Kaunitz family (''Kounicové'') belonged to an anci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeon Končarević
Simeon Končarević ( sr-cyr, Симеон Кончаревић; about 1690 – 26 August 1769) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop in Venetian Dalmatia, serving from 1751 to 1757, before emigrating from Dalmatia to Imperial Russia. Končarević is presumed to be the author of a lost chronicle that was allegedly preserved and used in the work ''Orthodox Dalmatia'' (1901) by Nikodim Milaš. Biography Simeon was born in Gornji Karin near Obrovac, Croatia. He was educated in Zadar, and Venice. He was appointed the parish priest of Benkovac in 1720 by Stevan Ljubibratić, the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Dalmatia (1716–20). In Venetian Dalmatia, the Serbian clergy were forced to recognize the local Catholic bishop as their superiors. After he led resistance to the canonical campaign of the Italian Catholic Bishop of Nin, Ivan Andrija Balbi, Končarević was briefly imprisoned in 1728. After his release, he convoked an assembly of priests on 16 June 1731, whereby the Serbian Orthodox pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visarion Pavlović
Visarion Pavlović ( sr-cyr, Висарион Павловић; 1670 – 18 October 1756, in Novi Sad) was a scholar, pedagogue and the Serbian Orthodox bishop of the Eparchy of Bačka (1731–1756). He succeeded Sofronije Tomašević, and was succeeded by Mojsije Putnik. Biography Visarion Pavlović received his education at the famed Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (later to change to Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary; now the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy), like many Serbs of his generation, namely Dionisije Novaković. As a scholar, he came from Kyiv (with a group of Russian professors and teachers, including Emanuel Kozačinski) to his homeland to become a teacher in the Archbishopric, and Putnik's predecessor on the episcopal throne. Soon after arriving, Visarion Pavlović became the founder and dean of the Gymnasium Latin-Slavic Academy of Our Lady. His earlier expedition took him to Hilandar. In 1723, he became the patriarchal proto-saint, and from 1720 to 1730 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaj
Blaj (; archaically spelled as ''Blaș''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Blußendref'') is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 17,816 inhabitants as of 2021. The city administers eight villages: Deleni-Obârșie (''Obursatanya''), Flitești, Izvoarele (until 1960 ''Ciufud''; ''Csufud''), Mănărade (''Monora''), Petrisat (''Magyarpéterfalva''), Spătac (''Szászpatak''), Tiur (''Tűr''), and Veza (''Véza''). The city was the principal religious and cultural center of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church in Transylvania. History Blaj is first mentioned in 1271 as ''Villa Herbordi'', after the deed of a Count Herbod. In 1313, the domain passed to Herbod's son Blasius Cserei and the town was mentioned as ''Blasii''. Started as a hamlet for the twenty families of servants of the noble's court, it was awarded town status on May 19, 1737. Blaj is the principal religious and cultural center of Greek Catholics in Transylvania. At 27 October 1687 begins th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szentendre
Szentendre, also known as Saint Andrew is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, Hungarian Open Air Museum), galleries, and artists. Due to its historic architecture along with easy accessibility via rail and river, it has become a destination for tourists staying in Budapest. There are many facilities, including Gift shop, souvenir shops and restaurants, catering to these visitors. Name The name of the town is ultimately based on the Medieval Latin form ' ("St. Andrew"). Because of the diverse mix of nationalities to have once settled in Szentendre, the settlement has a variety of names according to language. The Hungarian language, Hungarian name for the town is '; the Croatian language, Croatian name is '; the German language, German name is '; in Serbian language, Serbian, the name is ' ( sr-Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrie Eustatievici
Dimitrie Eustatievici (1730 – 1796) was an Austrian philologist, scholar and pedagogue. He was in charge of all the schools professing the Eastern Orthodox religion, Eastern Orthodox faith in the Habsburg Empire. Biography Of Serbian origin but raised in a Romanian milieu, Eustatievici was born in the village of Părău, Grid in Fogaras County, now Romania. He was from a Serbian family that came from Old Serbia and gave to the Orthodox community of that region several priests and schoolmasters. A remarkable intellectual, he was a beneficiary of a sound education, first at the Romanian gymnasium in Șcheii Brașovului where his father was the archpriest of St. Nicholas Church. Eustatievici's father was able to secure a stipend for his son to study at the prestigious Kyiv Theological Academy from Serbian bishop Visarion Pavlović who readily sponsored Serbian and Romanian high school graduates wanting a teaching career. After graduation in 1753, Dimtire Eustatievici taught at his ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timișoara
Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is considered the informal capital city of the historical Banat region. From 1848 to 1860 it was the capital of the Serbian Vojvodina and the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar. With 250,849 inhabitants at the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, Timișoara is the country's List of cities and towns in Romania, fifth most populous city. It is home to around 400,000 inhabitants in its Timișoara metropolitan area, metropolitan area, while the Timișoara–Arad metropolis concentrates more than 70% of the population of Timiș and Arad County, Arad counties. Timișoara is a multicultural city, home to 21 ethnic groups and 18 religious denominations. Historically, the most numerous were the Banat Swabians, Swabian Germans, Jews and Hungarians, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad, Romania
Arad () is the capital city of Arad County, at the edge of Crișana and Banat. No villages are administered by the city. It is the third largest city in Western Romania, behind Timișoara and Oradea, and the List of cities and towns in Romania, 12th largest in Romania, with a population of 145,078. A busy transportation hub on the Mureș River and an important cultural and industrial center, Arad has hosted one of the first Music school, music conservatories in Europe, one of the earliest normal schools in Europe, and the first car factory in Hungary and present-day Romania. Today, it is the seat of a Romanian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary and two universities. The city's multicultural heritage is owed to the fact that it has been part of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Temeşvar Eyalet, Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rășinari
Rășinari (; ) is a Communes of Romania, commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 5,362 inhabitants as of 2021 and is composed of two villages, Prislop (''Priszloptelep'') and Rășinari. Until 2012, Rășinari was connected to Sibiu by a roughly 8-km tram line through the Dumbrava Forest, but regular service ended in 2011''Tramways & Urban Transit'', May 2011, p. 194. UK: Light Rail Transit Association, LRTA Publishing. and since 2013 much of the line has since been dismantled. History In the second half of the 18th century, the Rășinari Orthodox bishops' residence was built - the first one of its kind in Transylvania. Today the pastoral traditions of the village are incorporated in the new modern rhythm of life. Tram line From 1947, Rășinari was linked to Sibiu by an electric tram line which crossed Dumbrava Forest, but service became sporadic in the late 2000s and ceased entirely on 28 February 2011. Very limited operation that took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
