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L'Evêque ou Wladika
Vladika or Wladika (Serbian: владика) is a Slavic title and address of bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. In Old Church Slavonic, the meaning of the word is equivalent to the English mister.
Montenegrin usage
From the early-16th to the mid-19th century in Montenegro, the title referred to the bishop of Cetinje, who also served as the spiritual leader and prince of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro.
References
- Rastislav V. Petrović (1997). Vladika Danilo i vladika Sava (1697–1781). Beograd.
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