Sava Očinić

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Sava Očinić
Metropolitan of Cetinje
Native name
Сава Очинић
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
SeeCetinje
Elected1694
In office1694–1697
Predecessor
SuccessorDanilo Šćepčević
Orders
OrdinationNovember 1694
by , Savatije Ljubibratić,
Personal details
Born17th century
, Montenegro Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died1697
, Montenegro Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
DenominationEastern Orthodoxy
ResidenceDobrska Ćelija, Cetinje

Sava Očinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Очинић) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop, serving as the Metropolitan of Cetinje from 1694 to 1697. He was born in , a small village near Cetinje. He succeeded (s. 1685–1692). Sava was ordinated a bishop in November 1694 by (the Metropolitan of Belgrade), Savatije Ljubibratić (the Metropolitan of Zahumlje) and Gerasim (the Metropolitan of Herzegovina) in Herceg Novi.[1] Due to the destruction of the Old Cetinje Monastery by the forces of Süleyman Bushati in 1692 he lived in the monastery in , where the seat of the Metropolitanate was temporary moved.[2] He was succeeded by Danilo Šćepčević.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Džomić 2006, Stamatović 1999, ch. II
  2. ^ Glas istine. 3. A. Pajević. 1887. p. 171.
  3. ^ Stamatović 1999, ch. III.

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