Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bishop of the Church of Montenegro, who at the same time exercises temporal rule.
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Cetinje on 21 March, 1852, the separation of the spiritual and secular powers of the vladika was decreed, and the supreme ecclesiastical authority entrusted to the archimandrite of the monastery of Ostrog.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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In 1696 Danilo Petrovic, of the Njegos family, was elected vladika, and made the episcopal dignity hereditary in his house, the vladika, who as bishop could not marry, being succeeded on his death by his nephew or brother.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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In 1516 he abdicated and the people invested the bishop (vladika), who was also superior of the monastery at Cetinje, with supreme secular authority.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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