Atanasije Explained

Atanasije (Serbian: Атанасије) is the Serbian variant of the Greek name Athanasios. Diminutives of the name include Atanas and Tanasko. It may refer to:

• Atanasije II Gavrilović (died 1752), Serbian Patriarch (1747–1752)
• Athanasius I of Ohrid, Archbishop of Ohrid (1596–1598)
• Atanasije (scribe) (1200–1265), Serbian monk-scribe
• Tanasko Rajić (1754–1815), Serbian Revolutionary
• Atanasije Stojković (1773–1832), Serbian writer and educator
• Atanasije Jevtić (1938–2021), Serbian Orthodox bishop and theologian
• Atanasije Nikolić (1803–1882), first rector of the Belgrade Lyceum
• Atanasije Antonijević, Serbian archpriest

See also

• Atanasijević, patronymic

Further reading

• Book: Милица Грковић. Речник личних имена код Срба. 1977. Вук Карацић.