Hieromonk Pahomije

Hieromonk Pahomije
Born Пахомије
15th century
Died after 1544
Nationality Zetan, Venetian
Occupation hieromonk

Hieromonk Pahomije was hieromonk[1] of the Serbian Orthodox Church and one of the first printers of books on Serbian language. He learned skills of printing from Hieromonk Makarije in Crnojević printing house in period 1494—1496. In 1518 he accepted invitation of Božidar Vuković and went to Venice where he organized printing in Vuković's printing house (Serbian Venetian Printing House) in period 1519/1520—1521.

Zeta

The first printing house Pahomije worked at was Crnojević printing house in Obod, Rijeka Crnojevića, in period 1494—96.[2] There he learned printing skills from Hieromonk Makarije and practicised it until Đurađ Crnojević fled Zeta and went to Venice in 1496. Pahomije was one of eight printers who worked in Crnojević printing house.[3]

Venice

In 1518 Božidar Vuković invited Pahomije to come to Venice and organize[4] the printing on the printing press of Vuković.[5] Pahomije accepted this invitation and went to Venice. Pahomije was chief of all stuff who was responsible for organization of work in the printing house.[6] He also worked as an editor and corrector[7] in printing house of Božidar Vuković (Serbian Venetian Printing House).[8] This printing house was operational in two periods, 1519/1520—1521 and 1536—1540. During first period Pahomije printed three books, Book of hours (Serbian: Часловац) in 1519.[9] (or Psalter), Liturgijar and Molitvenik.[2]

In March 1520 he wrote on the cover of one of the books he printed that he was "from the islands of Duklja's Lake" Serbian: от остров Диоклитијског језера.[10] In one 1544 document he wrote Reka instead of Rijeka (Rijeka Crnojevića) so it was concluded that he descend from some region where people speak in ekavica vowel-form of Serbian language.[11] In some later works this assumption was rejected.[12]

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