Andrija Balović

Andrija Balović (Perast, Montenegro, 18 May 1721 – Perast, 28 July 1784) was a Roman Catholic priest, historian, writer, translator and theologian, native of Montenegro.

Biography Born in Perast to a well-known patrician household Balovići, a family with six children. Andrija was the son of Marko Balović, and brother of Josip Balović, also the nephew of Julije Balović.

He attended the Roman Catholic seminary in Dalmatian city of Zadar. In Loreto, he studied theology at the Illyrian College, where he obtained a doctorate in philosophy and theology. He was a priest in Risan since 1753. After 1766, until his death, he was the abbot of St. George and the parish priest in his native Perast.