The paper features a biography of Metropolitan Peter Jovanović (1833-1859), secular name Pavle, which was written for the Society of Serbian Literacy by Gabriel Popović, the archimandrite of Vraćevšnica monastery, in July 1857. Popović was a close associate of Metropolitan Peter. The short biography lists the most important events from the Metropolitan’s life; his birth in Ilok in Syrmia on February 18, 1800, education in the place of birth, then in Sremski Karlovci and Szeged, where he acquired a high philosophical and theological learning, and later his professorship at Karlovci Grammar School from 1820 to 1830. His service in the Principality of Serbia extended from 1830 to 1859, first in the capacity of court secretary and secretary to Prince Miloš, then as metropolitan from 1833 to 1859. In addition, the biography summarises the most relevant results of the Metropolitan’s governance: the advancement of church organisation in the Principality of Serbia, education of the clergy, the improvement of their material position and the work on publishing textbooks and theological literature.
