[ad_1]
The former bishop of Raska and Prizren, Artemije (Radosavljevic), passed away today as a result of the corona virus.
Photo: FoNet / Dragan AntonicHe died today at 2:45 p.m. at the age of 85 in the Valjevo hospital, Danas has learned from ecclesiastical sources.
Artemije (Marko) Radosavljević was born in 1935 in the village of Lalić near Valjevo. He became a monk in 1960 at the Ćelija monastery. He graduated from the Faculty of Theology in Athens, where he also received his doctorate.
He was elected bishop of Raska and Prizren in 1991. This duty was performed by Patriarch Pavle before him.
He was expelled from the SOC Parliament ten years ago, and a few years later from the Church.
Support us by being a member of the Danas Readers Club
In the age of widespread tabloidization, sensationalism and media commercialization, we have been insisting on the principles of professional and ethical journalism for more than two decades. They banned us and called us, no government was kind to criticism, but nothing stopped us from informing them objectively every day. That is why we want to trust you.
Membership in the Danas Book Club for 799 dinars per month you help us stay independent and consistent with the journalism we believe in, and you receive a PDF of tomorrow’s Danas by email every night.
Related texts:
