Stevan Dimitrijević (10 January 1866 inAleksinac – 24 November 1953 inBelgrade) was aSerbian theologian, historian andpastor toChetnik freedom-fighter in Ottoman-occupiedOld Serbia andMacedonia during the beginning of the 20th century.
He graduated from the theology department of theUniversity of Belgrade and theKiev Theological Academy. Upon his return in 1894 he was a professor inSkopje andSalonica, the rector of the Theology school inPrizren, a full-time professor of theUniversity of Belgrade from 1920 to 1936 and the founder and first dean of the Theological Faculty in Belgrade.[1] His students include bishopNikolaj Velimirović,Varnava, Serbian Patriarch,Gavrilo V, Serbian Patriarch,German, Serbian Patriarch,Pavle, Serbian Patriarch andJohn of Shanghai and San Francisco.
In 1937 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of theUniversity of Athens. In Belgrade, in 1936, at Kolarac he was conferred an honorary doctorate in theology and became a member of the History institute ofSerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. During his service in Skopje, Salonica and Prizren he collected over 600 manuscripts and printed books, and gave them to the National Library in Belgrade. His major works were on Serbian church historiography. Dimitrijević is a recipient of numerous tributes and decorations-the fourth level Karađorđe's star, the third level White Eagle, the second level St. Sava for his work in the field of science and patriotism.
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