Background
Bishop Artemije was born as Marko Radosavljević in the village of Lelić (the same village that Nikolaj Velimirović was born in).
Bishop Artemije was born as Marko Radosavljević in the village of Lelić (the same village that Nikolaj Velimirović was born in).
University of Belgrade.
In his youth, he met Justin Popović who was living in the Ćelije Monastery at the time. After finishing theology school, Saint Justin allowed him to become a monk on November 20, 1960 in the Ćelije Monastery. He then retired to the Crna Reka Monastery where he spent the next thirteen years.
He was chosen as Bishop of the Eparchy of Raška and Prizren in May 1991.
Upon Joe Biden"s visit to Serbia, Bishop Artemije did not give his blessing for Biden to visit the Visoki Dečani monastery.
Upon graduating from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Orthodox Theology, he signed up for graduate school in Athens where he successfully defended his doctoral thesis with the topic titled The Secret of Salvation According to Saint Maximus the Confessor.