Arsenije II
Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch
ChurchSerbian Patriarchate of Peć
SeePatriarchal Monastery of Peć
Installed1457
Term ended1463
PredecessorNikodim II
SuccessorPavle I
Personal details
NationalitySerbian
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
OccupationPrimate of the Serbian Orthodox Church

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

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]

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References

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

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Eastern Orthodox Church titles Preceded byNikodim II Serbian Patriarch 1457–1463 VacantTitle next held byPavle I
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