Šimun Milinović (24 February 1835 in Lovreć – 24 March 1910 in Bar) was a

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ian Roman Catholic priest and

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who was the Serbian Primate (''Primas Serbiae'') and Archbishop of Antivari from 1886 to 1910. Milinović was

by nationality, born in village Lovreć in southern

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(in the province

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), part of the

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. He was ordained a priest on April 11, 1859. In 1862 he went to the imperial capital

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, where he continued his studies in history, geography and slavistics. He returned to

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in 1865, where he worked as teacher in gymnasium. In 1886, he was named archbishop of Bar in

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. In 1902 he requested a reconfirmation of the title "Serbian Primate" from the Pope, which was formally granted to him. He served in this position until his death in 1910.

Works

* ''Hrvatske uspomene iz Dalmacije''

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milinovic, Simun 1835 births 1910 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Montenegro 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Montenegro Croatian Franciscans Archbishops of Antivari Croatian Roman Catholic archbishops