Gavrilo Dožić
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| Gabriel V Dožić-Medenica Гаврило V Дожић-Меденица |
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| Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church | |
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| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
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| See | Belgrade |
| Enthroned | 21 February 1938 |
| Ended | 7 May 1950 |
| Predecessor | Barnabas |
| Successor | Vicentius II |
| Birth name | Gavrilo Dožić |
| Born | 17 May 1881 Vrujci, Montenegro |
| Died | 7 May 1950 Belgrade, Serbia |
Gavrilo Dožić (Serbian Cyrillic: Гaврилo Дoжић; also known as Gavrilo V Dožić-Medenica) (1881-1950) was the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral (1920-1938) and the 51st Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1938-1950)[1]
[edit] Biography
Gavrilo Dožić was born on 17 May 1881 in Vrujci, Lower Morača, Montenegro, near the Morača Monastery.
After the death of Mitrofan Ban, the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, in 1920, Gavrilo was picked as the new Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral on 17 November 1920. He stayed in this position until he was picked to become the 51st Patriarch of Serbia on 21 February 1938.
Patriarch Gavrilo died on 7 May 1950 in Belgrade, Serbia. He was buried in the Cathedral Church.
[edit] References
- ^ Serbian Orthodox Church, history at spc.yu
| Preceded by Varnava Rosić (Barnabas) |
Patriarch of Serbia 1938–1950 |
Succeeded by Vikentije II (Vicentius II) |
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