Toma Ursini

Ursini's ancestry and birth are uncertain. According to Vojislav Korać, Ursini belonged to the Medvedović family and was born in the Popovo Field in Herzegovina.^[1] According to Josip Turčinović he belonged to the Bastić and Medojević families and was born in Ravno in the Popovo Field.^[2]

Ursioni studied theology at Sorbonne.^[2] He was also a historian.^[2] In 1556–59 he was a provincial in the Republic of Ragusa province.^[2] For some time he served as a bishop in Alessio (now Lezhë).^[2] Ursini was appointed Archbishop of Antivari in 1599.^[2] However, he resided in Budva as the Turks did not allow him access into the city of Antivari. Ursini constructed a Franciscan monastery in Paštrovići.

Ursini obtained a firman from Istanbul, stating that every Catholic household must give the Archbishopric two aspers annually. It also stated that Catholics must give twelve aspers for their first marriage, twenty-four for the second marriage and forty-eight for the third. The firman stated that every parish must also give a ducat annually.