Teofan I
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Teofan I, Serbian Patriarch (also spelled Theophanes) was the archbishop of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć and the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1435 to 1446.[1]He was succeeded by Nikodim II.
On the enthronement of Patriarch Dimitrije in Peć, Stevan Dimitrijević published a list of Serbian archbishops and patriarchs which mentions Teofan as the successor to Patriarch Nikon (1419-1435). Teofan was the Abbot of the Rakovac Monastery before being elevated to bishop and later elected patriarch.
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[edit | edit source]- Народна енциклопедија (National Encyclopedia, 1927)
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[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Вуковић 1996, p. 490.
