Nikolaj Mandić

Nikolaj Mandić (born Petar Mandić; Gračac, Austrian Empire, 5 August 1840 - Opatija, Austrian Empire, 2 August 1907) was a Serbian theologian, Metropolitan of the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosna (1896-1907)[1]and Metropolitan of the Diocese of Zvornik-Tuzla from 1892 to 1896 (now Eparchy of Zvornik and Tuzla.[2]

Biography

Petar Mandić was born in Upper Gračac to parents Nikola Mandić and Soka (née Budisavljević) Mandić, brother of Georgina Đuka (Mandić) Tesla and Toma Mandić.[3]

Petar Mandić was a Serbian Orthodox priest who was later in life when his wife died was tonsured as a monk in the Gomirje Monastery, where he adopted the monastic name of Nikolaj, served as head of the monastery brotherhood (archimandrite), and became the head of Eparchy of Dabar and Bosnia of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1896 as Vladika Nikolaj (Mandić). He served as Metropolitan of the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosna from 7 November 1896 to 2 August 1907. Nikola Tesla visited his uncle at the Monastery of Gomirje when his uncle was there.[3]

Petar was first married and had three children, but when his wife died and left him with the children, who also later died. He was left with no heirs, but he turned all his attention and love towards Nikola Tesla, his nephew,[4] after the tragedy that befell his family. Petar ensured that after the death of Milutin Tesla (Nikola Tesla's father) in 1879, Nikola's education was paid for and that he had everything he needed to succeed. Petar's two wealthy brothers (Pajo and Trifun Mandić) also assisted their talented young nephew with his higher education and subsequent emigration from Paris to the United States, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.[3]

Bishop Nikolay, during the administration of the Zvornik-Tuzla Diocese (1892-1896) and later, during the reign of the Dabar-Bosna Diocese, was considered to be the leader of the so-called pro-government faction of the Serb clergy and is remembered as such.

Nikola Tesla was his nephew.

References
  1. Leustean, Lucian N. (July 2, 2014). "Orthodox Christianity and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Southeastern Europe". Fordham Univ Press – via Google Books.
  2. Mileusnić, Slobodan (April 19, 1997). "Duhovni genocid: pregled porušenih, oštećenih i obesvećenih crkava, manastira i drugih crkvenih objekata u ratu 1991-1995 (1997)". Muzej Srpske pravoslavne crkve – via Google Books.
  3. "Georgina Đuka Tesla". geni_family_tree.
  4. Cheney, Margaret; Uth, Robert (April 19, 1999). "Tesla, Master of Lightning". Barnes & Noble Publishing – via Google Books.
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