Paraskeva Drapšin

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Paraskeva Drapšin
Abbes of the Jazak Monastery
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
SeeJazak Monastery
Installed20 November 1990
PredecessorAngelina Drapšin
Orders
Ordination1953
Personal details
Birth nameParaskeva Drapšin
Born (1938-03-20) 20 March 1938 (age 86)
Turija, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian

Paraskeva Drapšin (Serbian: Параскева Драпшин, Paraskeva Drapšin; 20 March 1938 ) is the most famous abbess of the Serbian Orthodox Church, she was a nun of the Jazak Monastery in the period from 1953 to 1990.[1] On 20 November, 1990, by the decision of the bishop of Srem, Mr. Vasilij Vadić, she was appointed abbess of the Jazak Monastery, where she has been at the head of the monastery for 33 years.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Монашење у манастиру Јазак – Радио Српски Сион" (in Serbian). 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. "Монашење у манастиру Јазак – Радио Српски Сион" (in Serbian). 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01.