Arsenije II

Arsenije II (Serbian Cyrillic: Арсеније II) was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1457 to 1463.[1]

Arsenije II
Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch
Church	Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
See	Patriarchal Monastery of Peć
Installed	1457
Term ended	1463
Predecessor	Nikodim II
Successor	Pavle I
Personal details
Nationality	Serbian
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church
Occupation	Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Arsenije was the primate of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć and the last known Serbian Patriarch of the medieval era. During his tenure, the Ottoman Turks conquered the Serbian capital city of Smederevo in 1459, destroying the Serbian Despotate.[2] After his death in 1463, a new patriarch was not elected and the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć entered a period of prolonged sede vacante.[3]

See also

• List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church

References

1. Вуковић 1996, p. 25.
2. Ćirković 2004, p. 107-108.
3. Слијепчевић 1962, p. 310.

Sources

• Fotić, Aleksandar (2008). "Serbian Orthodox Church". Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. New York: Infobase Publishing. pp. 519–520. ISBN 9781438110257.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781405142915.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Слијепчевић, Ђоко М. (1962). Историја Српске православне цркве (History of the Serbian Orthodox Church). књ. 1. Минхен: Искра.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Вуковић, Сава (1996). Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века (Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century). Београд: Евро.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Nikodim II	Serbian Patriarch 1457–1463	Vacant Title next held by Pavle I