Grigorije was born into a Serbian family in the village of Kožin in the district of Trn.[1] The first information about his presence in Niš was recorded in the first half of the 19th century, where he was already there in 1819 as a cleric. It is assumed that he was a deacon of Metropolitan Meletije of Niš, because he was one of the collaborators in the school he founded in 1819. It is not known exactly when he became the Metropolitan of Niš, but it is assumed that it was before 1833; while Jovan Hadži Vasiljević mentions him as Archbishop of Niš already in 1827.
He was known for his educational activities. In the school of Metropolitan Meletija, the teachers, in addition to deacon Grigorije, were Fathers Cvetko, Vasko, Petar and Mita. Pupils were taught literacy from the liturgical books of the Časoslov[2] and Psalter, and the classes were in the Slavic or Slavonic-Serbian language. As metropolitan, Grigorije was the head of all church-school municipalities in the Niš metropolitan area. He appointed teachers, supervised them and determined from which books to study. He was a great fan of Serbian literature, and particularly Dositej Obradović.
During his reign, a large number of churches and monasteries were renovated or rebuilt. Thus, in 1839, the cathedral church of the Niš Metropolis was expanded and dedicated to the Holy Archangels. The church and Metropolitan Grigorije were visited on 17 February 1840 by Prince Mihailo Obrenović with his mother Princess Ljubica after returning from Constantinople. On 1 September 1837, he consecrated the church of the Gabrovočki monastery, and in 1838 he finished the renovation of the monastery of St. John the Baptist in Gornji Matejevac and built a new monastery church. In the same year, the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Gornji Matejevac, of the Holy Archangels in Donji Matejevac, of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Grkinja, of the Ascension of the Lord in Veliki Krčimir, of St. Nicholas of Myra in Kamenica were also built. In June of the same year, the church of Odžaklija in Leskovac, dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was consecrated and rebuilt. Church of the Holy Trinity in Babicki. In 1839, churches were built in Donje Međurovo dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and in Miljkovac, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was consecrated on Vidovdan on June 28.
Metropolitan Grigorije died on 18 October 1842 and was buried behind the small cathedral church of the Holy Archangels in Niš.[3]
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grigorije, serb, 1780, kožin, then, ottoman, empire, north, macedonia, october, 1842, niš, principality, serbia, archbishop, metropolitan, niš, first, serbian, hierarch, niš, after, abolition, patriarchate, peć, 1766, archdioceseeparchy, nišinstalledc, 1827ter. Grigorije the Serb c 1780 in Kozin Trn then Ottoman Empire now North Macedonia October 18 1842 in Nis Principality of Serbia was the archbishop and metropolitan of Nis and the first Serbian hierarch in Nis after the abolition of the Patriarchate of Pec in 1766 Grigorije the SerbArchdioceseEparchy of NisInstalledc 1827Term ended1842PredecessorJosifSuccessorNikiforPersonal detailsBornc 1780Trn Ottoman EmpireDiedOctober 18 1842Nis Principality of SerbiaNationalitySerbianDenominationEastern OrthodoxyBiography editGrigorije was born into a Serbian family in the village of Kozin in the district of Trn 1 The first information about his presence in Nis was recorded in the first half of the 19th century where he was already there in 1819 as a cleric It is assumed that he was a deacon of Metropolitan Meletije of Nis because he was one of the collaborators in the school he founded in 1819 It is not known exactly when he became the Metropolitan of Nis but it is assumed that it was before 1833 while Jovan Hadzi Vasiljevic mentions him as Archbishop of Nis already in 1827 He was known for his educational activities In the school of Metropolitan Meletija the teachers in addition to deacon Grigorije were Fathers Cvetko Vasko Petar and Mita Pupils were taught literacy from the liturgical books of the Casoslov 2 and Psalter and the classes were in the Slavic or Slavonic Serbian language As metropolitan Grigorije was the head of all church school municipalities in the Nis metropolitan area He appointed teachers supervised them and determined from which books to study He was a great fan of Serbian literature and particularly Dositej Obradovic During his reign a large number of churches and monasteries were renovated or rebuilt Thus in 1839 the cathedral church of the Nis Metropolis was expanded and dedicated to the Holy Archangels The church and Metropolitan Grigorije were visited on 17 February 1840 by Prince Mihailo Obrenovic with his mother Princess Ljubica after returning from Constantinople On 1 September 1837 he consecrated the church of the Gabrovocki monastery and in 1838 he finished the renovation of the monastery of St John the Baptist in Gornji Matejevac and built a new monastery church In the same year the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Gornji Matejevac of the Holy Archangels in Donji Matejevac of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Grkinja of the Ascension of the Lord in Veliki Krcimir of St Nicholas of Myra in Kamenica were also built In June of the same year the church of Odzaklija in Leskovac dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated and rebuilt Church of the Holy Trinity in Babicki In 1839 churches were built in Donje Međurovo dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and in Miljkovac dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary which was consecrated on Vidovdan on June 28 Metropolitan Grigorije died on 18 October 1842 and was buried behind the small cathedral church of the Holy Archangels in Nis 3 See more editSerbian Orthodox Diocese of NisReferences edit Miliћeviћ Milan Kraљevina Srbiјa Novi kraјevi Beograd 1884 str 33 Casoslov Bogosluzbeni tekstovi Arhiepiskop i mitropolit nishki Grigoriјe eparhijaniska rs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grigorije the Serb amp oldid 1217492140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
