Danilo I | |
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Metropolitan of Cetinje | |
Native name | Данило I |
Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
See | Skenderija and Primorje |
Elected | 1697 |
In office | 1697–1735 |
Predecessor | Savatije |
Successor | Sava Petrović |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 1700 by Arsenije III Crnojević |
Personal details | |
Born | 1670 |
Died | 11 January 1735 Podmaine monastery, Republic of Venice |
Buried | Orlov krš (Eagle's Rock), Cetinje |
Nationality | Montenegrin |
Residence | Cetinje |
Coat of arms |
Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило I Петровић-Његош; 1670 – 11 January 1735) was the Metropolitan of Cetinje between 1697 and 1735, and the founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, which ruled Montenegro from 1697 to 1918.
He was also known by the patronymic Danilo Šćepčević.