Gerasim Adamović Explained

Gerasim Adamović (Serbian: Герасим Адамовић, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Gherasim Adamovici; 1733–1796) was Serbia-born Eastern Orthodox bishop of Transylvania (1789–1796) when it was under Austria-Hungary rule.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Gerasim Adamović was born in a Serbian city of Šikloš (now is Southern Hungary).^[4]

During 1779–1783 he was archimandrite of the Sveti Đurađ monastery in Birda (Манастир Светог великомученика Георгија, also Шенђурац на Брзави).^{[3] [2]} He was also archimandrite of the Serbian Bezdin Monastery (1783–1789).^[4]

He was one of the signatories of the second, expanded version of Supplex Libellus Valachorum, a petition for Romanians (valachorum) of Transylvania to be equal in political, economic and religious rights to the privileged groups: Transylvanian nobles, Transylvanian Saxons (Germans), and Székelys (Hungarians).^{[2] [5]}

Adamović was the last Serbian Bishop of Transylvania.^[2] He had residence in the village of Rășinari near Sibiu^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.srpskaenciklopedija.org/doku.php?id=%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%9B Герасим Адамовић
2. Ljubivoje Cerović, "SÂRBII DIN ROMÂNIA. Din evul mediu timpuriu până în zilele noastre" (Translated from Serbian book: Љубивоје Церовић, Срби у Румунији од раног средњег века до данашњег времена, Савез Срба у Румунији, Темишвар, 2000.), 2005,
3. Иван М. (игуман Јустин) Стојановић, МАНАСТИРИ ТЕМИШВАРСКЕ ЕПАРХИЈЕ – ЦЕНТРИ ВЕРСКОГ И КУЛТУРНОГ ЖИВОТА СРБА У РУМУНИЈИ, p.287
4. Ljubomir Stepanov, Stevan Bugarski, Manastir Bezdin. Kratki prikaz, 2003,, p.49
5. [Ioan Lupaș]