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{{Short description|Archbishop of Antivari}}
'''Ambroz Antun Kapić''' ('''Capitius''', '''Capizzi''', '''Kapizzi'''; 1529–1598) was a Franciscan priest who served as an [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar|archbishop]] of [[Bar, Montenegro|Antivari]] (Bar) in the late 16th century.
Originally from [[Osor, Croatia|Osor]] on the island of [[Cres]] (present-day [[Croatia]]), [[Pope Gregory XIII]] appointed Kapić as the archbishop of Antivari on 9 January 1579. The Pope also gave him administration over the [[Roman Catholic Bishopric of Budva|Bishopric of Budva]].
Because the Turks ravaged the archbishopric palace and estate, Kapić resided in [[Budva]]. However, he was not restricted access from Bar, where he would sometimes carry out church service.
Kapić was the last archbishop of Antivari to hold mass in the Cathedral of St. George, which was later turned into a mosque.
On several occasions, Kapić travelled to [[Venice]] and [[Rome]] to obtain aid for his archbishopric. After delivering an anti-Ottoman sermon in Bar in or after 1585, he was arrested and mistreated by the Ottoman authorities. After his release, he was forbidden from returning to Bar.
Kapić died in Budva on 31 August 1598.
==Sources==
* {{cite journal|url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/90073|title=Hrvatski iseljenici u Mlecima, crkva s. Sepolcro i barski nadbiskup Ambroz Antun Kapić (16. st.)|last=Čoralić|first=Lovorka|journal=Croatica Christiana Periodica|volume=36|issue=69|year=2012|pages=1–9|language=hr|format=PDF|access-date=25 February 2019}}
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[[Category:1529 births]]
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[[Category:People from Mali Lošinj]]
[[Category:Montenegrin people of Croatian descent]]
[[Category:Archbishops of Antivari]]
[[Category:Croatian Franciscans]]
[[Category:16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Serbia]]