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Joanikije II (; 1337– d. 1354) was the Serbian Archbishop (1338–1346) and first Serbian Patriarch (1346–1354). He was elected ''Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbs'' on January 3, 1338. Prior to his election, he served as a ''logotet'', royal chancellor, to the Kingdom of Serbia. He was elevated to Patriarch on Palm Sunday, April 6, 1346, done in order for Joanikije to coronate King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan as Emperor on Easter of 1346 with the approval of the Patriarch of Trnovo, Archbishop of Ohrid, and community of Mount Athos. Joanikije continued a tradition of church building, and built, among others, two churches in the Holy Land: the Church of St. Elias on Mount Carmel and the Church of St. Nicholas on Mount Tabor. Joanikije died on September 3, 1354, which is his feast day. He was buried in the Peć Monastery. ==Life== Joanikije was born in the vicinity of Prizren, an important town in the Kingdom of Serbia. His family was Christian. Joanikije served as a ''logotet'', royal chancellor, to the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (r. 1331-1346; afterwards as Emperor until 1355). Archbishop Danilo II died on December 19, 1337. Joanikije was elected ''Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbs'' on January 3, 1338.〔 He continued the Christian work of his predecessors, and had the Peć Monastery, which was the seat of the Archbishop built by Nikodim and Danilo I, further worked on, adding icons and frescoes and other things. King Dušan had expanded his territory into the deep Greek (Byzantine) south in the 1340s. Joanikije was elevated to Patriarch on Palm Sunday, April 6, 1346, done in order for Joanikije to coronate King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan as Emperor on Easter of 1346 with the approval of the Patriarch of Trnovo, Archbishop of Ohrid, and community of Mount Athos. Joanikije II continued a tradition of church building, and built, among others, two churches in the Holy Land: the Church of St. Elias on Mount Carmel and the Church of St. Nicholas on Mount Tabor. Joanikije II died on September 3, 1354, which is his feast day. He was buried in the Peć Monastery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joanikije II」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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