Nicholas I of Ohrid
Nicholas I of Ohrid (Greek: Νικόλαος Α΄ Οχρίδας; Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian: Никола I Охридски) was Eastern Orthodox Archbishop of Ohrid, from c. 1340 to c. 1350.
Nicholas I of Ohrid | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Ohrid | |
| Native name | Νικόλαος Α΄ Οχρίδας |
| Church | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Diocese | Archbishopric of Ohrid |
| Installed | c. 1340 |
| Term ended | c. 1350 |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| Residence | Ohrid |
In 1334, the Archbishopric of Ohrid came under Serbian rule, preserving its ecclesiastical autonomy.[1] On Easter Day, 16 April 1346, the Serbian King Stefan Dušan convoked the state assembly in Skopje, attended by the Serbian Archbishop Joanikije II, Archbishop Nikolas I of Ohrid, the Bulgarian Patriarch Simeon and various religious leaders of Mount Athos. On that occasion, Serbian Archbishopric of Peć was raised to the status of a Patriarchate. The Archbishopric of Ohrid was not annexed to the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć and kept its autonomy, recognizing only the honorary seniority of the Serbian Patriarch.[2][3]
References
- Ćirković 2004, pp. 63.
- Fine 1994, pp. 309.
- Ćirković 2004, pp. 64–65.
Sources
- Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781405142915.
- Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1994) [1987]. The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0472082604.