Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Patriarch Pavle ( , ; 11 September 1914 -- 15 November 2009 ) was the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church , the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs , from 1990 to his death .
Simplified: Patriarch Pavle ( Paul ) ( ; 11 September 1914 - 15 November 2009 ) was the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church . He was the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs from 1990 to his death .