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Inokentije Pavlović (baptised asJakov Pavlović; 1 August 1840 – 19 May 1905) was theMetropolitan of Belgrade, head of theSerbian Orthodox Church in theKingdom of Serbia from 1898 until his death in 1905. He is the father of war artistDragoljub Pavlović (1875-1956) andChetnik freedom-fighter Aleksandar "Aca" Pavlović who died in theMacedonian Struggle on 27 July 1907 inKučevište.
He was born as the son ofprotoiereus and political activist Jovan Pavlović. In his hometown ofŠabac, he graduated from elementary school and four middle school grades. Then he went toBelgrade, where for two years he studied in theseminary (Bogoslovija). He continued his seminar course inKyiv, where he also graduated from theTheological Academy. In 1863 he returned toSerbia and on July 31 of the same year, he was ordainedpresbyter as a married cleric.[1] In the years 1864–1870 he was amilitary chaplain inKragujevac and a lecturer at theFirst Kragujevac Gymnasium. In 1870 he became a professor of the Belgrade seminary and in January 1871 he became its rector.[1] In 1877 he was transferred to the position of catechist of the higher female school in Belgrade, at the same time being a priest of the court.[1] In the years 1880–1886 he was the head of the church department at the Ministry of Education and Church Affairs. In 1886 he returned to the post of rector of the Belgrade seminary and remained there until 1893 when he retired. A year earlier, his wife died.[1] After the loss of spouse, he tookreligious vows, acceptingreligious name Inkoentije (Innocent).[1]
On 1 August 1894, he was nominated as theBishop of Niš and a day later ordained.[1] Four years later, after death of theMetropolitan of BelgradeMihailo Jovanović,[2] by the will of the KingAlexander I Obrenović he became the new Metropolitan of Belgrade. The King's decision was determined by the fact that he was educated in theRussian Empire, which, according to the King, would allow him to win the favour for the Orthodox Church in theKingdom of Serbia.[1]
Inokentije's tenure as Metropolitan saw the marriage of King Alexander I Obrenović withDraga Mašin in 1900, the assassination of the royal couple in theMay Coup in 1903 (staged by theBlack Hand, a group of theRoyal Serbian Army officers) and subsequent installment ofPeter I Karađorđević as the new King of Serbia.
Although Inokentije was a thoroughly educated man, he did not leave any more extensive work behind. He only published articles on the subject of theology and pedagogy in various journals, and regularly preached. He wrote 250homilies, however, only some of them were printed.[1]
He was awardedOrder of Saint Sava andOrder of Miloš the Great.[3]
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| Preceded by | Serbian Bishop of Niš 1894–1898 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Serbian Metropolitan of Belgrade 1898–1905 | Succeeded by |
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