Atanasije I Explained

Atanasije I
Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch
Church:Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
See:Patriarchal Monastery of Peć
Enthroned:1711
Ended:1712
Predecessor:Kalinik I
Successor:Mojsije I
Nationality:Rum Millet (Serbian)
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Occupation:Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Atanasije I (Serbian: Атанасије I) was the Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1711 until 1712.

Before he became Serbian Patriarch, Atanasije served as Metropolitan of Skopje, from 1706, under Serbian Patriarch Kalinik I. That was a very prominent position, so when old patriarch died in 1710, Atanasije was elected as his successor in 1711. His seat was in the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć.

As new Serbian Patriarch, he strengthened ties with newly created Metropolitanate of Krušedol, an autonomous ecclesiastical province of Serbian Patriarchate of Peć in Habsburg monarchy. His rule was not long, since he died on 23 April 1712.

Sources

. Sima Ćirković. 2004. The Serbs. Malden. Blackwell Publishing. 9781405142915.

. Đoko M. Slijepčević. Историја Српске православне цркве (History of the Serbian Orthodox Church). књ. 1. 1962. Минхен. Искра.

. 1996. Sava Vuković (bishop). Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века (Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century). Београд. Евро.

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