Joanikije I, Metropolitan of Montenegro
Joanikije I Lipovac Јоаникије I Липовац | |
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| Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral | |
| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Diocese | Montenegro and the Littoral |
| Installed | 1938 |
| Term ended | 1945 |
| Predecessor | Gavrilo |
| Successor | Arsenije III |
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| Rank | Metropolitan bishop |
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| Born | Jovan Lipovac February 16, 1890 Stoliv, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | June 18, 1945 (aged 55) Bukovik, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Montenegrin, Yugoslav |
| Sainthood | |
| Canonized | 1999 by Serbian Orthodox Church |
Metropolitan Joanikije Lipovac (16 February 1890 – 18 June 1945) was the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Montenegro and the Littoral. He was executed by the Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans for his collaboration with occupying Axis powers during World War II. He was posthumously canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Metropolitan Joanikije attempted to maintain the diocese as the area transitioned between German and communist rule. With the ascendancy of communist control he attempted to leave the area with a number of his priests. The attempt was unsuccessful and he and his party of priests were executed by the Partisans. In 1999, his name was added to the list of Serbian saints.[1]
Biography
Joanikije was born Jovan Lipovac to Špiro and Marija (née Damjanović) Lipovac in Stoliv in the
Soon after taking the position of metropolitan, the
References
- ^ a b Prsten ubijenog sveca (English: Ring of a murdered priest), glas-javnosti.rs; accessed 4 July 2015.(in Serbian)
- ^ a b c Profile Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, danas.rs, 8 June 2005; accessed 4 July 2015.(in Serbian)
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