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Gabriel (Dožić) of Serbia

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His Eminence Dr . '''Gavrilo (Dožić) ''' (Serbian: '''Његова Светост др Гаврило (Дожић) ''') was serbian patriarch [[Patriarch]] of [[Serbia]] from 1938 to 1950. He was Born in Donja Morača. His baptismal name was Đorđe.
== Early life ==
He was born in Donja Morača. His [[baptism]]al name was Đorđe. He graduated Seminary from [[seminary]] in Prizren in 1901. He obtained a theology doctorate in Athens in 1904. He is tonsured was [[tonsure]]d as seminarian and ordained preast [[ordain]]ed a [[priest]] on [[March 4]]/[[March 17|17]], by Bishop Nikanor of Niš in Sićevac Monastery. He was Secretary Genaeral of Hilandar Monastery Hilandar, referent in Serbian ambasy embassy in Constantinople. He also visted visited Switzerland and france France in order to stady study French Language. He is was elected Metropolitan of Raška and Prizren December4on [[December 4]]/[[December 17 |17]], 1911. He was on served this [[see ]] until 1913 when he was trannsfered transferred to the see of Peć. He is was elected Metropolitan of Montenegro and Coastlands on [[November 17]]/[[November 30|30 ]], 1920.
== Patriarch ==
He is was elected Patriarch patriarch on [[February 21]]/[[March 6]], 1938. New Patriarch As a new patriarch, he was very cucessfull successful in resolving of actual problems. He was an outspoken critic of nazism Nazism, so he , together with Saint St. Nikolaj , was arested arrested. He was first under house arest in the [[monastery|monasteries ]] of Rakovacia and Vojlovica , and Later later in Dachau. After the war he wasn't permited was not permitted to came come back until November14[[November 14]], 1946. He created six new dioceses [[diocese]]s after the war. He put a lot efforts to deal of effort in dealing with the new regime. He died on [[May 7]], 1950. His remains are buried in Belgrade Cathedral Church together with those of Princes Miloš and Mihajlo.  
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{{succession|
before= ?|
title=Metropollitan of Raška and Prizren|
years=1911-1913|
after=Serafim '''(as bishop)}}
{{succession|
before=New creation]—|
title=Metropolitan of Peć|
years=1913-1920|
after=Jerotej '''(as bishop)}}
{{succession|
before=Mitrofan|
title=Metropollitan Metropolitan of Montenegro and Litoral|
years=1920-1938|
after=St. [[Joanikije (Lipovac) of Montenegro|St. Joanikije]]}}
{{succession|
before=[[Varnava (Rosic)of Serbia|Varnava]]|
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