Vasilije Božičković
Vasilije Božičković | |
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M. Olsavszky | |
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| Born | 11 February 1719 |
| Died | 9 May 1785 (aged 66) |
Trifun Vasilije Božičković,
Eparchy of Križevci from the erection in 1777 to his death in 1785.[1]
Life
Vasilije Božičković was born on 11 February 1719 in the village of Batinyan, near
Ivanić Grad) because it was taken to the Serbian Orthodox Church, so he was sent in Poland to teach philosophy.[3] In 1752 he was chosen by his Basilian Order
as representative of the Order in Rome.
On 4 September 1759 Božičković was appointed
Eparch of Mukachevo.[4]
On 17 June 1777,
Eparchy of Križevci separating it from Latin Latin Archdiocese of Zagreb and superseding the previous Eparchy of Marča. Božičković, who played a prominent role in the erection of the eparchy, was chosen as first eparch, and so formally appointed on 23 June 1777.[5]
Vasilije Božičković died on 9 May 1785, and he was buried in the church of Saint Mary in Gornji Tkalec.[6]
Notes
- ^ Paul Robert Magocsi. "Greek Catholic Eparchy of Krizevci". World Academy of Rusyn Culture. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius (1958). Hierarchia catholica Medii aevi sive summorum pontificum, S.R.E. cardinalium, ecclesiarum antistitum series. Vol. 6. Padua. pp. 187, 197.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Welykvj, Athanasius (1955). "Acta S.C. de Propaganda Fide Ecclesiam Catholicam Ucrainae et Bielarusjae Spectantia Vol IV 1740-1769". Analecta OSBM (Series II Sectio III). Rome: 92–93.
- ^ Blazejowsky, Dmytro (1990). Hierarchy of the Kyivan Church (861-1990). Rome. p. 341.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Bishop Vasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "87. VRBOVEC". Culturenet.hr. Retrieved 19 April 2011.