(c. 1597 – 1649) was a Franciscan prelate who served as Archbishop of Achrida (1647–1650);[1][2][3] and Glagolitic writer who set foundations for Slavic liturgy based on the missionary concept of the Roman Catholic Church.
[4] Levaković actively worked on religious conversion of the Orthodox Serbs in Croatia.
[5] Raphael Levacovich was born in Jastrebarsko, Croatia in 1597 (some sources say 1607) and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.
[1] In 17th century Roman Catholic Church followed reformist example of the Protestantism and decided to publish liturgical books on language understandable for most South Slavs.
Based on explicit instructions given directly by the Pope, Levaković's activities were supported by Metodije Terlecki.