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A short biographical and hagiographical info on the holy people of Serbian people.

Category: Religion

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Paraskeve of Serbia (affectionately called Mother Petka) was 11th century ascetic. After having a vision, she fled her home and settled in a desert where she gave herself over to difficult labor. Not ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Zlata of Maglen (Злата Магленска) was an 18th century peasant girl. At one point the Turks insisted she renounce Christianity; when she refused, they tortured her, and finally hanged her upside down ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Jasenovac was a notorious concentration camp during Ustashe-led Croatian government during World War II. Its inmates were tortured, maimed and killed in most brutal ways (with sledgehammers and ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Martyrs of Prevalaka monastery suffered in 15th century, when a traitor from their ranks put poison in monastery food. All the monks died; later on, monastery was restored, and the bones of Prevlaka ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Saint Sava/Sava (Свети Сава; 1174 – 14 January 1236), born Rastko Nemanja, was Serbian prince that renounced his claim to the land and became a monk on Mt. Athos; later on he was consecrated a bishop ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

John Vladimir (Јован Владимир, ca. 990 – 22 May 1016) was ruler of Duklja, most important Serbian principiality. He was a just and peaceful ruler who married Bulgarian princess Theodora Kosara who ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

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