Печско-мохачский епископ Никанор (Мелентиевич) как автор службы сербскому деспоту Иоанну Бранковичу

It is generally believed that the Old Church Slavonic liturgical Office for the Serbian Despot John Branković († 1502) was written in Fruška Gora (Vojvodina) by an anonymous monk of Krušedol monastery in 1708–1714 (traditional view) or, alternatively, in the 2nd half of the 16th century (modern view). The article presents evidence that the two Canons of the Office contain a joint acrostic (previously unnoticed) which includes the author’s name. There is good reason to believe that the Office was composed by Nikanor (Melentijević), the Serbian bishop of Pécs (Southern Hungary), during his stay in Jazak monastery (Fruška Gora) in 1711–1713.