Eparchy of Lipljan
Eparchy of Lipljan, later known as the Eparchy of Gračanica or the Eparchy of Novo Brdo (
History
In older research, the toponym of
After the successful Byzantine conquests of 1018 and the establishment of imperial rule in Bulgarian and Serbian lands, by the order of emperor Basil II a new and autonomous Archbishopric of Ohrid was created in 1019, under the supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction the Patriarchate of Constantinople.[3] Imperial charters of 1019 and 1020 mention the Bishopric of Lipljan among eparchies under the jurisdiction of the autonomous Archbishopric of Ohrid.[4] Until the beginning of the 13th century, archbishops of Ochrid were titled as metropolitans of all Bulgaria and Serbia.
During 11th and 12th century Byzantines and Serbs fought several battles over the city of Lipljan.[5][6] Sometime between 1185 and 1195, during the rule of Serbian "grand župan" Stefan Nemanja (1168-1196), Byzantine Empire finally ceded Lipljan to Serbia, but Eparchy of Lipljan still remained under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archbishipric of Ohrid.[7]
Under the jurisdiction of Serbian Orthodox Church
The autocephaly of Orthodox Church in medieval Serbia was established in 1219 by
In 1346, Serbian Archbishopric was raised to the rank of Patriarchate with its see remaining in
In the time of Turkish conquests, in the middle of the 15th century, Serbian Orthodox Church suffered great devastation. Region of Kosovo finally fell under Turkish rule around 1455. Metropolitan Venedikt of Lipljan had to flee from his eparchy, finding refuge at the Court of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković in Smederevo.[15][16] By the beginning of the 15th century, Eparchy of Lipljan was returned to the jurisdiction of Archbishopric of Ohrid. In the first half of 16. century, metropolitan of Lipljan was Nikanor (around 1530-1545).[17]
Serbian Patriarchate was renewed in 1557 by patriarch
Two major events of that time tragically impacted Orthodox Church in the region of central Kosovo. During the
One of the consequences of devastation and depopulation in the regions of central Kosovo during austro-Turkish wars was the reorganization of local Serbian eparchies. At the beginning of the 18th century, the old Eparchy of Lipljan (with Gračanica and Novo Brdo) was merged with the
Bishops and Metropolitans of Lipljan
This is an incomplete list of bishops and metropolitans of Lipljan.[24]
- Mavrojan (13th century)
- Varnava (13th century)
- Sava (13th century)
- Jovan (13th century)
- Antonije (beginning of 14th century)
- Ignjatije (first half of 14th century)
- Teodor (middle of 14th century)
- Simeon (around 1383-1388)
- Dionisije (first half of 15th century)
- Dositej (first half of 15th century)
- Venedikt (around 1455)
- Nikanor (around 1530-1545)
- Dionisije (around 1570)
- Vasilije (around 1587-1598)
- Pajsije(1612-1614)
- Longin (around 1616)
References
- ^ Papazoglu 1978, p. 224-231.
- ^ Teichner 2015, p. 83 Die anhand dieser historischen Eckdaten zu beschreibende Doppelstadt Ulpiana-Iustiniana Secunda wurde in der älteren Forschung unter Hinweis auf die Namensähnlichkeit fälschlicherweise mit der archäologisch eher unauffälligen Kleinstadt Lipjani/Lipljan gleichgesetzt.
- ^ Stephenson 2000, pp. 74–75.
- ^ Bulić 2013, pp. 221–222.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, pp. 23, 40.
- ^ Curta 2006, pp. 272.
- ^ Јанковић 1983, pp. 27.
- ^ Јанковић 1983, pp. 29.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, pp. 40–43.
- ^ Јанковић 1985, pp. 112–119.
- ^ Јанковић 1983, pp. 29–30.
- ^ Ивановић 1961, pp. 253–264.
- ^ Subotić 1998, pp. 63.
- ^ Јанковић 1983, pp. 30–31.
- ^ Ćurčić 1979, pp. 20.
- ^ Јанковић 1983, pp. 36.
- ^ Ćurčić 1979, pp. 20–21.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, pp. 135–137.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, pp. 177.
- ^ a b Грујић 1993, pp. 130.
- ^ Ćurčić 1979, pp. 23–24.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, pp. 144, 244.
- ^ Pavlowitch 2002, pp. 19–20.
- ^ Јанковић 1985, pp. 147–149.
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