Lavrentije Trifunović
Serbian Orthodox | |
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Diocese | Šabac |
Installed | 2006 |
Personal details | |
Born | Živko Trifunović 27 January 1935 |
Died | 23 January 2022 Šabac, Serbia | (aged 86)
Nationality | Serbian |
Lavrentije Trifunović (
Biography
Lavrentije was born as Živko Trifunović in the village of Bogoštica near Krupanj, district of Rađevina, on Saint Sava day on 27 January 1935.[1] He finished elementary school in Krupanj, and two grades of high school in Loznica, the Orthodox Theological Seminary and the Faculty of Theology in Belgrade.[1]
He was ordained to the rank of hierodeacon in 1958, and to the rank of
Bishop
In 1969 Lavrentije was appointed
After a full twenty years of episcopal experience in the diaspora, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church elected him in 1989 for the bishop of Šabac and Valjevo. He was enthroned in Šabac on 23 July 1989.[1] In that position, he succeeded the late bishop Jovan Velimirović. He continued the activities of his predecessor through the missionary publishing house "Glas Crkve" of the Diocese of Šabac and Valjevo, they printed a large number of books, established an Orthodox radio and TV station.[citation needed]
He is notable for the renovation and construction of new churches, he founded a new Soko monastery at Soko grad.[1] As part of this endowment, there is a museum dedicated to Nikolaj Velimirović. Through his efforts, the relics of Nikolaj were brought from America to Serbia on 12 May 1991 and are kept in the Lelić monastery.[citation needed]
As a representative and envoy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, he participated in many inter-church meetings and gave lectures and reports. He was the editor of the magazine "Orthodox Missionary" (since 1998), and he has written several books.[citation needed]
At his suggestion, in May 2006, the Holy Synod of Bishops divided the large Diocese of Šabac and Valjevo into two dioceses: Diocese of Šabac and Diocese of Valjevo. Since then, Lavrentije has been the bishop of Šabac,[2] and Milutin Knežević, until then the Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed bishop of Valjevo.
Lavrentije collected medical aid in Europe, where he previously served as a bishop, in the form of beds and apparatus for
He died at the Spiritual St. Saba Centre in Šabac, on 23 January 2022, at the age of 86.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "His Eminence Bishop of Sabac Lavrentije". kraljevinasrbija.rs. Kingdom of Serbia Association.
- ^ ISBN 9783374038268.
- ^ "A short history of the Church and Serbian community in London". www.britic.co.uk. Britić: The British Serb Magazine. 11 February 2021.
- ^ Епископ Лаврентије: Опрема за болнице („Вечерње новости“, 12. новембар 2012), Приступљено 10. 4. 2013.
- ^ "Орден Светог Арсенија Сремца епископу Лаврентију (СПЦ, 10. мај 2016)". Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Пола столећа архијерејске службе Епископа Лаврентија (СПЦ, 29. јул 2017)". Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Патријарх Иринеј: Преосвећени Лаврентије је Епископ којим се поносимо и на кога треба да се угледамо! (СПЦ, 30. јул 2017)". Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Одликовање узорном пастиру Цркве Божје (СПЦ, 30. октобар 2017)". Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "КРУПАЊ ОБЕЛЕЖИО СВОЈ ДАН - Владика Лаврентије почасни грађанин". Лозничке новине. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Марић, Марина. "Епископ Лаврентије – администратор Епархије ваљевске". РадиоИсточник (in Serbian).
- ^ "Duhovni sin vladike bačkog u rasadniku srpskog sveštenstva". Danas. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Уснуо у Господу Епископ шабачки Лаврентије". Serbian Orthodox Church website. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
Literature
- Пузовић, Предраг (1996). "Епархије Српске православне цркве у расејању" (PDF). Богословље: Часопис Православног богословског факултета у Београду. 40 (1–2): 87–96. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019.
External links
- Биографија на презентацији епархије шабачке Archived 30 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Разговор са епископом шабачким Лаврентијем („Православље“, 15. октобар 2009)
- Дан када је Бог постао човек („Вечерње новости“, 7. јануар 2016)
- Већ пола века на трону („Вечерње новости“, 30. јануар 2017)
- Лаврентије - празник светлости тихе (18. септембар 2017)
- Душа човекова је по природи хришћанка - интервју (СПЦ, 7. новембар 2017) Archived 8 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine