Priest Jovan Pavlović

The priest Jovan Pavlović is one of the people who made a great mark on the cultural and social progress of Šabac during the first half of the 19th century He became the “royal court priest” on the request of Jevrem Obrenović He is considered one of the most eminent...

  • The priest Jovan Pavlović is one of the people who made a great mark on the cultural and social progress of Šabac during the first half of the 19th century
  • He became the “royal court priest” on the request of Jevrem Obrenović
  • He is considered one of the most eminent Serbs of his time
  • He was engaged in translation work, primarily from German and English. Particularly important is his translation of Milton’s “Lost Paradise” from 1840 which was the first translation of this masterpiece into the Serbian language
  • He was also a member of various state delegations

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