{"id":194033,"date":"2018-05-15T14:38:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T11:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=194033"},"modified":"2018-05-15T14:38:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T11:38:21","slug":"serbian-church-canonizes-three-martyrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/serbian-church-canonizes-three-martyrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbian Church canonizes three martyrs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p3\" data-field=\" paragraph\"><strong>At its latest session, from April 28 to May 10, the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church resolved to canonize three holy martyrs among the saints, reports\u00a0The Union of Orthodox Journalists, cited by Orthochristian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p4\" data-field=\" paragraph\">The official canonization of Sts. Gregory of Pe\u0107, Vasilije of Pe\u0107, and Bosiljka Raji\u010di\u0107 and those who suffered with them will soon be held.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p6\" data-field=\" paragraph\"><strong>St. Gregory of Pe\u0107 (17th-18th C.) <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p6\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Was a young monk of the monastery of the Patriarchate of Pe\u0107. He was martyred after refusing to convert to Islam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p6\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Miracles began to take place at the place where he was secretly buried by faithful Christians and a small church was later built on the site. Atheist authorities demolished the church and built an institute in the mid-20th century, although the martyr\u2019s incorrupt relics were discovered during the demolishing of the church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p6\" data-field=\" paragraph\">His memory will be celebrated on January 22\/February 7.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p8\" data-field=\" paragraph\">St. Vasilije of Pe\u0107 (17th C.)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p8\" data-field=\" paragraph\">worked as a baker in the city of Pe\u0107. When Albanians kidnapped his daughter, he resolved to intercede for her honor and besought them not to convert her to Islam. The Albanians thus severely beat him with a scimitar and left him to die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p8\" data-field=\" paragraph\">His place of burial was venerated by the Orthodox, who later built a church on the spot, although the Turks soon demolished it. His burial place was finally destroyed during the hostilities in Kosovo and Metohija in 1999. His memory will be celebrated on April 29\/May 12.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"content_image center link zoom\" title=\"St. Bosiljka Raji\u010di\u0107. Photo: svetigora.com\" data-id=\"1\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pravoslavie.ru\/sas\/image\/102907\/290751.b.jpg?mtime=1526072426\"><span class=\"content_image_text\">St. Bosiljka Raji\u010di\u0107<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p11\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Was 17 when Albanians kidnapped her. She flatly refused to marry an Albanian and to convert to Islam, and endured all manners of torments. Then she was taken out of the village and torn to pieces, and her relatives were forbidden to bury her remains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p11\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Amongst the people, the place of her death became known as \u201cThe Girl\u2019s Grave,\u201d and a fresco of her soon appeared in Pe\u0107 Monastery. Her memory will be celebrated on October 13\/26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At its latest session, from April 28 to May 10, the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church resolved to canonize three holy martyrs among the saints, reports\u00a0The Union of Orthodox Journalists, cited by Orthochristian. The official canonization of Sts. 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