6 7 7 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Ž ič a ▁Mon aster y , ▁then ▁again ▁to ▁Bran ič e vo ; ▁he ▁also ▁visited ▁S med ere vo ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 0 . ▁All ▁these ▁vis its ▁were ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁spiritual ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁being ▁opp ress ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 2 ▁Ar sen ije ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Jerusalem , ▁but ▁before ▁leaving , ▁he ▁paid ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Metropol it ans ▁Te of an ▁of ▁Sk op je ▁and ▁An an ije ▁of ▁K rat ovo ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁faithful ▁of ▁that ▁region . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁Ar sen ije ▁was ▁the ▁hon ored ▁guest ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Patri arch ▁D os it he us ▁II ▁Not arius ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁( 1 6 6 9 - 1 7 0 7 ). ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land , ▁Ar sen ije ▁immediately ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re , ▁Mar ▁S aba ▁and ▁other ▁monaster ies , ▁the ▁journey ▁of ▁which ▁we ▁know ▁from ▁the ▁di ary ▁he ▁kept . ▁ ▁Ar sen ije ▁III ▁always ▁spoke ▁strongly ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁from ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁chief ly ▁through ▁his ▁influence ▁that ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁people ▁was ▁given ▁to