Dositej Vasić was a Serbian Orthodox metropolitan and a martyr who served as the first leader of the Metropolitanate of Zagreb. Born in Belgrade in 1877, he studied theology in Kiev before pursuing philosophy in Germany. Throughout his ecclesiastical career, he held several significant positions, including serving as the bishop of Niš and the bishop of Transcarpathia. He played a key role in the negotiations that led to the restoration of the Serbian Patriarchate in 1920.