Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
Patriarch Pavle (Paul), The Walking Saint[1]/ (Serbian: Патријарх Павле, Patrijarh Pavle; 11 September 1914 - 15 November 2009) was the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[2] He was the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs from 1990 to his death. His full title was His Holiness the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch Pavle. He was the oldest living leader of an Eastern Orthodox church. In later years he was in bad health and for this reason, he had to spend his last years in a Military Medical Academy in Belgrade. During this time, his duties were done by Metropolitan Amfilohije.
| His Holiness Pavle | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch | |
| File:Patrijarh Pavle.jpg | |
| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| See | Belgrade |
| Enthroned | 1 December 1990 |
| Reign ended | 15 November 2009 |
| Predecessor | German |
| Successor | Irinej |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1948 |
| Consecration | 1957 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Gojko Stojčević |
| Born | 11 September 1914 Kućanci, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 15 November 2009 (aged 95) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Buried | Rakovica monastery |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Signature | Pavle's signature |
| Styles of Serbian Patriarch Pavle | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Patriarch |
| Posthumous style | His Holiness Patriarch Pavle of Blessed Repose |
Pavle, Serbian Patriarch Media
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Patriarch Pavle visits the Serbian Orthodox Gracanica monastery.
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Pavle with priests at Voljavča monastery, 2005.
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Patriarch Pavle consecrates the cornerstone of the All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church in Canada, 1994.
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Patriarch Pavle consecrates the Serbian Orthodox Church in Ljubljana, 2005
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Похороны патриарха Павла
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Grave of Patriarch Pavle at Rakovica monastery
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Postal stamp with the image of Serbian Patriarch Pavle, issued in 2014, on the occasion of one century since his birth
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Sash of the Order of the Republic of Srpska. Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
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SRB-SHS-YUG Orden Karađorđeve zvezde VKrst BAR
References
- ↑ orthodoxtimes.com/patriarch-pavle-of-serbia
- ↑ Serbian Orthodox Church, history Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine at spc.rs