Makarije Sokolović

Makarije Sokolović was the Patriarch of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć from 1557 to 1571. He was the first head of the restored Patriarchate of Peć, after its lapse in 1463 that resulted from the Ottoman conquest of Serbia. He is variously reported to have been the brother, nephew, or first cousin of the Ottoman Grand Vizier Mehmed-paša Sokolović, who used his influence in the Ottoman Empire to reestablish the Serbian Patriarchate with its seat in Patriarchate of Peć Monastery. Patriarch Makarije is venerated as a saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church.