Sava Petrović (metropolitan)
Sava Petrović | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Montenegro, Skenderija and the Coast | |
| Church | Serbian Patriarchate of Peć |
| Metropolis | Cetinje |
| See | Cetinje |
| Installed | 1735 |
| Term ended | 1781 |
| Predecessor | Danilo I |
| Successor | Arsenije Plamenac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1702 |
| Died | 9 March 1782 (aged 80) Podmaine monastery, Republic of Venice (now Montenegro) |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| Parents | Ivan Petrović |
| Coat of arms | |
Sava Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Петровић; 18 January 1702 – 9 March 1782) was the Metropolitan of Cetinje between 1735 and 1781, ruling what is known in historiography as the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro; the polity in the hands of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. He succeeded his relative Danilo I as Metropolitan in 1735, having served as Danilo's coadjutor since the 1719, when he was consecrated by Serbian Patriarch Mojsije I.
Sava was a lesser memorable figure in Montenegrin history, having served during a period of constant and bitter tribal rivalries and power struggles in tribal leadership.