Hadži-Ruvim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hadži-Ruvim

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1752

Place of Birth: Babina Luka, Kolubara District, Serbia

Date of Death: 29-Jan-1804

Profession: printmaker

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Hadži-Ruvim (Serbian Cyrillic: ????-?????; 19 April 1752 – 29 January 1804), born Rafailo Nenadovic (Serbian Cyrillic: ??????? ?????????), was a Serbian Orthodox archimandrite (superior abbot) of the Bogovada Monastery, near Lajkovac, an artist and engraver, who was part of a plot to overthrow the Dahije, renegade Janissaries that had taken control of the Sanjak of Smederevo.
He was jailed and later killed in the event known as the Slaughter of the Knezes.
Hadži-Ruvim was an artist, wood carver, engraver and book collector.
His most beautiful engraved cross was the one for Cokešina Monastery dating from 1799.
He left notes and drawings on empty pages at the monasteries he visited.
In Mionica, 92 kilometers from Belgrade, there's a church famous for the icons belonging to the Hadzi-Ruvim Art School.