Vicko Zmajević

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Vicko Zmajević (21 December 1670 – 12 September 1745) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bar and Primate of Serbia and as the Archbishop of Zadar.

Biography

Zmajević was born in Perast, at the time part of the Venetian Albania, into the House of Zmajević, one of the most influential families in the region. He was appointed Archbishop of Bar, at the time in the Ottoman Empire, on 18 April 1701. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Budua (under the Republic of Venice) on 24 December 1701.

At the Bar church fair in 1702, Zmajević had the title of Diocleciensis, totius regni Serviae primas, visitator Albanie. He was consecrated as bishop by Marino Drago, bishop of Kotor.[1]

In 1706, because unsafe life conditions, he moved back to Perast. In 1710, he moved to Kotor.[2]

Zmajević became the archbishop of Zadar (in Venetian Dalmatia) on 22 May 1713. He resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Budva in 1714.[1] He would also be reappointed Archbishop of Bar on 12 August 1713.[1] He died in Zadar.

Legacy

The Croatian Encyclopedia describes him as a 'Croatian church politician and writer' and notes that his few remaining works are archived by HAZU.[3]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]"Archbishop Vincent Zmajevic". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. 2.Čoralić, Lovorka (2018). "Iz prošlosti Boke – peraški rod Zmajevića". Hrvatska revija (in Croatian). 2. Matica hrvatska.
  3. 3."Zmajević, Vicko". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.