Bishop Efrem ( Serb. Bishop of Јéfrèm , in the world of Yevrem Bojovic , Serb. Yevrem Boјoviћ ; 1851 , the village of Mishevichi , near Novi Pazar - June 3, 1933 , Čačak ) - Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church , Bishop of Ziczka . Brother of the Serbian commander Peter Boyovich .
| Bishop Ephraim | ||
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| Bishop Chefrem | ||
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| November 17, 1920 - June 3, 1933 | ||
| Predecessor | Nikolay (Velimirovich) | |
| Successor | Nikolay (Velimirovich) | |
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| March 8 - November 17, 1920 | ||
| Predecessor | Sergiy (Georgievich) | |
| Successor | Mikhail (Uroshevich) | |
| Birth name | Evrem Boyovich | |
| Original name at birth | Hebrew Bovovi | |
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Biography
He graduated from primary school and gymnasium in Belgrade. In 1870 he entered the Belgrade Theological Seminary . In 1875 he studied at the Moscow Theological Academy , from which he graduated in 1879 with a master's degree in theology [1] .
Upon returning to his homeland, he became a junior teacher at the Belgrade Theological Seminary [2] .
Passed the professional exam, then graduated from graduate school in Germany.
He received the title of professor at the Belgrade Theological Seminary, where he worked for a total of 31 years. According to the review of the Russian consul Alexei Belyaev, “A good man and teacher” [2] .
In 1915, during the First World War , together with his brother, Governor Petar , he retreated with the Serbian troops to the Adriatic .
On February 28, 1920, he took monastic vows at Rakovica Monastery . The next day he was ordained a deacon , March 1 - a priest .
March 8, 1920 in the Cathedral of Belgrade was consecrated bishop of Sabacz .
November 17, 1920 appointed Bishop Ziczka .
On his initiative in 1925-1932 the Zica Monastery was restored.
He died on June 3, 1933 in Cacak . Buried in the monastery Studenitsa .
Notes
- ↑ Graduates of the Moscow Theological Academy
- ↑ 1 2 Radovan Pilipovich. Serbs in the Theological educational institutions of Russia in the second half of the XIX century - the opinion of the Tsarist diplomat. // Russian Collection. Studies in the history of Russia Archival copy of March 15, 2016 at Wayback Machine 2013, p. 120
Links
- EFREM // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Research Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2008. - T. XIX. - p. 60-61. - 752 s. - 39 000 copies - ISBN 978-5-89572-034-9 .