Mojsije Dečanac

Mojsije Dečanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Мојсије Дечанац, "Mojsije of Dečani"; fl. 1536–45) was a printer of srbulje liturgical books and Orthodox hierodeacon.

Mojsije
Born	Budimlja, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Montenegro)
Nationality	Rum Millet (Ottoman)
Occupation	Orthodox priest and printer
Years active	fl. 1536–45
Known for	one of the first Ottoman printers

Biography

Mojsije was born to a Serbian family in Budimlja, part of the Sanjak of Scutari of the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Montenegro).[1] He took monastic vows and was a monk at the monastery of Visoki Dečani (in Kosovo).

In the period of 1536–38 Mojsije was a printer at the Vuković printing house in Venice, Republic of Venice.[2] Besides Mojsije, typographers who worked at the printing house of Vićenco Vuković included also Hieromonk Pahomije, priests Genadije and Teodosije, and laity like Stefan Marinović and Jakov Krajkov.[3]

In 1536 Mojsije printed Zbornik za putnike and in 1537 he participated in printing of the Octoechos.[4] In 1538 Mojsije printed the most luxurious and lengthiest edition of Praznični minej.[5]

When Dimitrije Ljubavić went to Târgoviște in Wallachia he brought with him Mojsije.[6] In 1545 Mojsije, now a hieromonk, printed the first book in Ljubavić's printing house.[7]

Annotations

In Serbian, he is simply known with his monastic rank as "Hierodeacon Mojsije" (јерођакон Мојсије). His name translated into English is "Mojsije of Dečani".[8] He is also scarcely called Mojsije Budimljanin (Мојсије Будимљанин, "Mojsije of Budimlja").

See also

• Đurađ Crnojević
• Stefan Marinović
• Hieromonk Makarije
• Hieromonk Mardarije
• Hegumen Mardarije
• Božidar Vuković
• Vićenco Vuković
• Hieromonk Pahomije
• Trojan Gundulić
• Andrija Paltašić
• Jakov of Kamena Reka
• Bartolomeo Ginammi who followed Zagurović's footsteps reprinting Serbian books.
• Dimitrije Ljubavić, Božidar Goraždanin's grandson
• Inok Sava
• Stefan Paštrović

References

1. Matica srpska 1996, p. 131.
2. (Aćimović & Đorđević 1987, p. 72)
3. Istorija srpskog naroda: knj. Srbi pod tuđinskom vlašđu, 1537-1699 (2 v.). Srpska književna zadruga. 1993. p. 123.
4. (Cleminson 2000, p. 9)
5. (Đorđić 1987, p. 189)
6. Goraždanska štamparija 1519-1523. Narodna biblioteka Srbije. 2008. p. 336. Сасвим је могућно да је то био Мојсије Дечанац, који је 1536—8. радио у венецијанској штампарији Божидара Вуковића
7. (Aćimović & Đorđević 1987, p. 72)
8. Pavle Ivić (1995). The history of Serbian culture. Porthill Publishers. p. 141.

Sources

• Aćimović, Dragoljub; Đorđević, Milivoje (1987). Štamparstvo u Užičkom kraju, 1537-1987: povodom 450 godina Rujanske štamparije (in Serbian). Dimitrije Tucović.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Cleminson, Ralph (2000). Cyrillic Books Printed Before 1701 in British and Irish Collections: A Union Catalogue. British Library. ISBN 978-0-7123-4709-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Đorđić, Petar (1987). Istorija srpske ćirilice. Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Matica srpska (1996). Godišnjak Biblioteke Matice srpske. Novi Sad: Matica srpska.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading

• Pavle Ivić; Mitar Pešikan (1995). "Serbian Printing". The History of Serbian Culture. Project Rastko.