Sava Petrović (prince-bishop)
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Sava Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Петровић; 18 January 1702 – 9 March 1782) was the Metropolitan of Cetinje between 1735 and 1781, ruling what is known in historiography as the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro; the polity in the hands of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. He succeeded his relative Danilo I as Metropolitan in 1735, having served as Danilo's coadjutor since the 1719, when he was consecrated by Serbian Patriarch Mojsije I.
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Sava Petrović | |
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Metropolitan of Montenegro, Skenderija and the Coast | |
Church | Serbian Patriarchate of Peć |
Metropolis | Cetinje |
See | Cetinje |
Installed | 1735 |
Term ended | 1781 |
Predecessor | Danilo I |
Successor | Arsenije Plamenac |
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Born | 18 January 1702 |
Died | 9 March 1782 (aged 80) Podmaine monastery, Republic of Venice (now Montenegro) |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Serbian) |
Parents | Ivan Petrović |
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Sava was a lesser memorable figure in Montenegrin history, having served during a period of constant and bitter tribal rivalries and power struggles in tribal leadership.[1]