Eufemija Jovic
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Eufemija Jović (Bečej, 1779 - Bečej, 1861) was a national philanthropist, especially of Serbian Orthodox children..[1]
Biography[edit]
She was born as Janković, and her father Đorđe was the captain of the Potisk Crown District. Her mother's name was Ana, and her brother Jovan was a military captain. In 1801, she married Baron Stevan Jović of Sigenburg, one of the candidates for Serbian duke. Without offspring, she left 283 acres of land and her castle to the Serbian church community in Stari Bečej, to establish an endowment for the education of Serbian poor children of the Orthodox faith. She left a total of 380 acres to the Serbian people for educational and various humanitarian purposes. The foundations were managed by the Serbian Orthodox Church Municipality in Stari Bečej. In addition to this great educational endowment, the noble baroness built two churches-chapels for herself. The chapel in the center of the city was built in April 1861, the same year when the baroness died. Her remains rest in the crypt of the chapel, and later the remains of her husband, Baron Stevan Jović, were transferred there. [2]
Every scholarship holder of Eufemija Jović was obliged to attend the vigil and liturgy based on he tradition of Sveti Ivan Krstitelj (St.John Baptist), also called Ivanjdan in that chapel, in memory of the blessed baroness-benefactor. The second church - the chapel, was located on her farm, in today's Mileševo area. In that chapel, every year, according to her last wish, a poor couple got married to the Great Lady, who received furniture as a gift, and for marital happiness. The chapel was demolished in 1952 by the communist government.[3]
The endowment of Baroness Eufemija Jović was raised from the town house to the first floor in 1905, and around the corner it was raised to the first floor after the First World War. The architect was the famous Vladimir Nikolić from Senj, and it was built in the secessionist style. On the upper part, facing the Serbian Orthodox Church, there is an inscription "Endowment of Baroness Eufemija Jović".[4]
References[edit]
- Translated from Serbian Wikipedia: https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%83%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0_%D0%88%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%9B
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