Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje

Danilo I
Metropolitan of Cetinje
Romanticized illustration from The Mountain Wreath, 1847
Native name
Данило I
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
SeeSkenderija and Primorje
Elected1697
In office1697–1735
PredecessorSavatije
SuccessorSava Petrović
Orders
OrdinationJune 1700
by Arsenije III Crnojević
Personal details
Born1670
Died11 January 1735
Podmaine monastery, Republic of Venice
BuriedOrlov krš (Eagle's Rock), Cetinje
NationalityMontenegrin
ResidenceCetinje
Coat of armsDanilo I's coat of arms

Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило I Петровић-Његош; 1670 – 11 January 1735) was the Metropolitan of Cetinje between 1697 and 1735, and the founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, which ruled Montenegro from 1697 to 1918.

He was also known by the patronymic Danilo Šćepčević.


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