Makarije Sokolović
Makarije Sokolović Макарије Соколовић | |
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Makarije, ktitor of Budisavci (1568–71) | |
| Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch | |
| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Installed | 1557 |
| Term ended | 1571 |
| Predecessor | Pavle (I) |
| Successor | Antonije |
| Orders | |
| Rank | Patriarch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Makarije Sokolović |
| Died | 1574 |
| Nationality | Serb |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christian |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 30 August (Julian) 12 September (Gregorian) |
| Canonized | by Serbian Orthodox Church |
Makarije Sokolović (Serbian Cyrillic: Макарије Соколовић; died 1574) was the Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1557 to 1571. He was the first head of the restored Serbian Patriarchate of Peć, after its lapse in 1463 that resulted from the Ottoman conquest of Serbia. He is variously reported to have been the brother, nephew, or first cousin of the Ottoman Grand Vizier Mehmed-paša Sokolović, who used his influence in the Ottoman Empire to reestablish the Serbian Patriarchate with its seat in Monastery of Peć. Patriarch Makarije is celebrated as a saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church.