Joanikije II


Joanikije II
Јоаникије II
Joanikije II, fresco from the Church of St. Demetrius
Archbishop of All Serbian and Maritime Lands
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
MetropolisSerbian Patriarchate of Peć
SeePatriarchal Monastery of Peć
InstalledJanuary 3, 1338
Term endedSeptember 3, 1354
PredecessorDanilo II
SuccessorSava IV
Other post(s)logotet
Orders
RankMetropolitan, Archbishop, Patriarch
Personal details
DiedSeptember 3, 1354
BuriedPatriarchal Monastery of Peć
NationalitySerb
DenominationEastern Orthodoxy
ResidencePrizren, Peć
Alma materHilandar
Sainthood
Feast day? [O.S. September 3]
Canonizedby Serbian Orthodox Church

Joanikije II (Serbian Cyrillic: Јоаникије II; fl. 1337– d. 1354) was the Serbian Archbishop (1338–1346) and first Serbian Patriarch (1346–1354). He was elected Serbian Archbishop 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 crown 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 Patriarchal Monastery of Peć.