Hadži-Ruvim

Hadži-Ruvim (Serbian Cyrillic: Хаџи-Рувим; 19 April 1752 – 29 January 1804), born Rafailo Nenadović (Serbian Cyrillic: Рафаило Ненадовић), was a Serbian Orthodox archimandrite (superior abbot) of the Bogovađa Monastery, near Lajkovac, an artist and engraver. He was part of a plot to overthrow the Dahije, renegade Janissaries who had revolted against the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II and taken control of the Sanjak of Smederevo. He was jailed and later killed in the event known as the Slaughter of the Knezes. Hadži-Ruvim was an artist, wood carver, engraver and book collector. He left notes and drawings on empty pages at the monasteries he visited.