Vasilije Petrović
Vasilije Petrović Василије Петровић | |
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| Metropolitan of Montenegro | |
An illustration of the metropolitan done by an unknown artist. | |
| Native name | Василије III Радуловић Петровић |
| Church | Serbian Patriarchate of Peć |
| Metropolis | Cetinje |
| See | Cetinje |
| Installed | 1744 |
| Term ended | March 10, 1766 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | by Atanasije II Gavrilović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1709 |
| Died | March 10, 1766 (aged 56–57) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (now Russia) |
| Buried | Annunciation Church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| Coat of arms | |
Vasilije Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Василије Петровић; 1709 – 10 March 1766) was the metropolitan bishop of Cetinje (Prince-Bishop of Montenegro), ruling with Sava Petrović, his cousin. He was author of the History of Montenegro, published in 1754.
From 1744 to 1766, Metropolitan Vasilije Petrović Njegoš, Sava's coadjutator, became effectively the highest authority in Montenegro and its representative abroad. After Vasilije died at St. Petersburg in 1766, Sava again resumed his duties as Metropolitan (Prince-Bishop).