Stevan Baković
19th century Orthodox priest from Bosnia and Herzegovina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stevan Baković (Ožegovac, 1794—Sarajevo, 1893), popularly known as Prota Baković, was a priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who spent most of his ministry in Sarajevo. He is one of the most deserving people for the construction of the Cathedral in Sarajevo, whose foundations he personally consecrated. He was appreciated and respected by the people regardless of religion and ethnicity, and his death represented a great loss for the Serbian people in Sarajevo at the time. The people of Sarajevo considered him to be a man of great character and a true patriot, and a model priest for the church and the people.[1]
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