Arsenije II explained

Arsenije II
Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch
Church:Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
See:Patriarchal Monastery of Peć
Enthroned:1457
Ended:1463
Predecessor:Nikodim II
Successor:Pavle I
Nationality:Serbian
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church
Occupation:Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Arsenije II (Serbian: Арсеније II) was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1457 to 1463.

Arsenije was the primate of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć and the last known Serbian Patriarch of the medieval era. During his tenure, the Ottoman Turks conquered the Serbian capital city of Smederevo in 1459, destroying the Serbian Despotate. After his death in 1463, a new patriarch was not elected and the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć entered a period of prolonged sede vacante.

See also

Sources

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