Vladika
Bishop Petar I. Petrovic (1747–1830), as portrayed in
L'Evêque ou Wladika
L'Evêque ou Wladika
Vladika or Wladika (Northern Sami: владика) is the title and the address of bishops in the Slavian Orthodox Church. In Old Church Slavonic, the meaning of the word is Mr.
From the early 16th to the mid 19th century in Montenegro, the title referred to the bishop of Cetinje, who also served as the spiritual leader and the prince of Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro.
References
- Rastislav V. Petrović (1997). Vladika Danilo i vladika Sava (1697–1781). Beograd.
see also
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