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His Eminence '''Arsenije III Crnojević ''' (also ''Arsenius''; Serbian: '''Аесеније III Црнојевић''') was patriarch the [[Patriarch]] of Peć (1672-1691). He was one of the most significant figures of Serbian National national and Church Historyhistory. He was also the first autonomus Metropoliten [[autonomous]] Metropolitans of the Serbian people in AustroAustria-Hungary (1690-1706).He is born in Cetinje, probabley 1633. He was member of one minor branch of famous Crnojevići noble family. In past his surname was writen and prononced Čarnojević, but it is on russism.

Arsenije came He was born in Peć as a boy and later was tonsured and ordained priest deacon and priestCetinje, c. In his early years he was elected archimandrite of Peć Monastery 16651633. When Patriarch Maksim suffered stroke, Arsenije [[Archmandrite]] of Peć Monastery He was elected for [[Metropolitan]] a member of Hvosno and coadjutor a minor branch of Patriarch. He is consecrated bishop by metropolitans of sentence patriarchal synod on the Feast of the [[Ascension]],1669famous Crnojevići noble family. Same year he visited Dečani Monastery in In the patriarchpast his surname has been written and pronounced ''Čarnojević's name. When it was clear that Patriarch condition won't be better, Arsenije was elected Patriarch 1672, probabley between Easter and Ascensionfrom Russian use.

Next The next year , the new Patriarch patriarch visited the Serbs in Caostlands, the coastlands who were under Venice. He met the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] archbishop of Bar Andrija Zmajević, who was SerbSerbian, in order to contact with european European powers for the protection for of Christians under Turkish rule. He also visited his flock in Bosnia in 1674, in Braničevo and Srem in 1676. Next zear The following year he was in Žiča Monastery, than Braničevo, ; again, He he also visited Smederevo in 1680. All this these visitations were in order to gave give spiritual support to the Serbian people spuritual support. In 1682 Arsenije decided to make pilgrimage a [[pilgrim]]age to Jerusalem. Before leaving he visited Metropolitan of Skoplje Teofan and bishop Ananija of Karatovo.

When he arrived in Jerusalem , Arsenije was the guest of the famous Patriarch of Jerusalem , Dositeus Notarios (1669-1707). When he was in the Holy Land , Arsenije was writing diarykept a journal.

After arriving home , he found his people in the midle middle of [the [[httpw://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Turkish_WarGreat Turkish War|Great Turkish War]]. He was forced to leave Peć because Turks tried to kill him. He came back after Austrians captured Peć. Under great presure of the Austrians he was forced to call all Serbs to joined Astrian join the Austrian army . About 20000 serbs 20,000 Serbs joined the Austrian army. But , but the Serbs and Austrians were defeated near Skoplje in the winter of 1689. Patriarch The patriarch, with 90000 90,000 people started retreating. retreeting. Emperor [[httpw://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_I%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor|LeopoldI]] I proclaimed an edict on [[August 21]] in wich which he gave the Serbian people and their Church special Privilegiesprivileges. They populated Military Frontier military frontier as Austrian soldiers.

From the begining beginning he hed a lot had many problems under Austrian rule. Hungarian nobility, Catholic [[clergy]], and German oficers officers were all they were hostile toward Serbs. But , but the wise patriarch saved his people from catholic proselitismCatholic [[proselytism]]. He established relations with russian Russian court.

Patriarch Arsenije died in Viena Vienna on [[October 27]], in Viena. He advised his bishops to reastablish reestablish broken relations with Patriarch of Peć. Soon Metroplitanate the Metropolitanate of Karlovci is was formed as autonomous unit of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

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