Visarion Ljubiša
Montenegrin metropolitan bishop (1823-1884)
Visarion Ljubiša (Serbian: Висарион Љубиша; 28 February 1823 – 14 April 1884) was the Serbian Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Montenegro from 1882 to 1884.
Early life and schooling
Stefan Ljubiša was born in the village of Sveti Stefan to the Paštrovići clan. He lost his father, who was a sailor like many of his compatriots, when he was only three. When he reached school age, his mother sent him to his grandfather, Abbot Sava Ljubiša, at the Praskvica monastery. He completed his primary education in a lay school in Risan. The Praskvica brotherhood under the leadership of Sava Ljubiša sent Visarion in 1838 to study in Sebenico, and then in the next year Visarion entered the local newly founded Orthodox clerical school established by the Austrian government following Dalmatian bishop Josif Rajačić's queries.
Visarion was first cousin of famous writer Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša.
In the church
After he finished his studies in 1844, he returned to Praskvica, where he became a monk and was consecrated as a priest. Subsequently, he served as a teacher in monastery schools (often the only existing schools in those days) in Praskvica, Podlastva, Podmaine, Reževići Monastery, and Savina (all in the littoral). In 1858, he was appointed priest and teacher in Perast.
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