Mojsije Petrović
Mojsije Petrović | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci | |
Vićentije Jovanović | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1677 |
| Died | 1730, 27 July Belgrade, Habsburg monarchy |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Mojsije Petrović (
His close friendships with Prince
The opportunity to elect a prelate for dual function emerged in 1725 after the death of Metropolitan
After the election of the previous Metropolitan Vićentije Popović in 1713, the administration was transferred in its entirety from Krušedol to Karlovci.[4] This establishment of the official seat was given the seal of Imperial approval in the charter of Charles VI issued in October 1713. Having received this dual Imperial and ecclesiastical approval, metropolitans gave to Karlovci in the following years two landmarks that would denote it as an unquestionable see of power. New archiepiscopal residence was built and elevated the existing Church of St. Nicholas to the rank of Cathedral. With these initial efforts, the rise of Karlovci commenced as the political, commercial, and increasingly, as the cultural capital of the Orthodox Serbs in the Habsburg Monarchy.[5]
Biography
Mojsije Petrović was a native of Belgrade. He was born in 1677 to Petar and Jelisava Petrović, who later became a nun. During this period of intermittent Ottoman occupations, there was a significant number of
Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosna
In 1709, Mojsije (Petrović) was consecrated by Serbian Patriarch
Metropolitan of Belgrade
Addressing
On 2 December 1724, Mojsije issued a Decree comprising 57 items with which he began bringing order to the clergy and people. His intention was to eliminate the flaws that he perceived as a consequence of the Turkish or non-Orthodox rule and past wars. As the clergy, due to their modest material circumstances and lifestyle did not differ much from the parishioners, the Metropolitan intended to primarily regulate their appearance and conduct in order to make them distinct and recognizable. The Decree determined the duties of parish priests regarding the building and furnishing of churches and the improvement of education.
Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci
The unification of the Metropolises of Belgrade and of Karlovci was successfully accomplished in the people and the church councils between 1718 and 1735, thanks to Metropolitan Mojsije, the bold worker and reformer. The issue arose in 1718 when the newly conquered areas of Serbia and
Under Metropolitan Mojsije's leadership and the subsequent metropolitans, the number of Serbian and Romanian schools increased and primary and secondary education became more readily available to all nationals in the Habsburg monarchy belonging to the
He was succeeded by Vikentije Jovanović.
See also
References
- ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 163.
- ^ a b Točanac-Radović 2018, p. 155-163.
- ^ Milošević 2019, p. 74-95.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 150.
- ^ Ninković 2020, p. 25–44.
- ^ Đorđević 2010, p. 128.
- ^ Dabić 2011, p. 200.
- ^ Đorđević 2010, p. 125-128.
Sources
- Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
- Dabić, Vojin S. (2011). "The Habsburg-Ottoman War of 1716-1718 and Demographic Changes in the War-Afflicted Territories". The Peace of Passarowitz, 1718. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press. pp. 191–208.
- Đorđević, Miloš Z. (2010). "A Background to Serbian Culture and Education in the First Half of the 18th Century according to Serbian Historiographical Sources". Empires and Peninsulas: Southeastern Europe between Karlowitz and the Peace of Adrianople, 1699–1829. Berlin: LIT Verlag. pp. 125–131.
- Milošević, Ana (2019). "Belgrade Metropolitans on the Baroque Stage". Baroque Belgrade: Transformation 1717-1739. Belgrade: Institute of Archaeology. pp. 74–95.
- Ninković, Nenad (2020). "The Rise of a new center on the periphery of the Empire through the influence of the Archbishops of Karlovci 1690-1790". The Habsburg State-wide and the regions in the Southern Danube basin (16th-20th centuries). Wien: New Academic Press. pp. 25–44.
- Točanac-Radović, Isidora (2018). "Belgrade - Seat of the Archbishopric and Metropolitanate (1718-1739)". Belgrade 1521-1867. Belgrade: The Institute of History. pp. 155–167.
- Točanac-Radović, Isidora (2019). "Belgrade Under Habsburg Rule 1717-1739". Baroque Belgrade: Transformation 1717-1739. Belgrade: Institute of Archaeology. pp. 12–37.
