Hieromartyr
Andrija (Šiljak)
of Pljevlja
A hieromartyr of Pljevlja who gave his life for the faith in 1941.
Life
Holy Hieromartyr Andrija (Šiljak) of Pljevlja was born in 1898 at Pljevlja. After the seminary at Prizren he was ordained priest in 1922. The Italians shot him on 4 December 1941 at Pljevlja. He is among the new martyrs of Dabar-Bosnia and Mileševa, numbered among the saints by the Serbian Orthodox Church; their commemoration is on 5 July, old style (18 July, new style).
Commemorated the same day July 5
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Barbara YakovlevaVenerable Martyr · Nun of the Martha and Mary ConventJul 5
Stephen of NicaeaSaint · Bishop honored at Reggio CalabriaJul 5
Agapitos of OptinaConfessor · Monk of OptinaJul 5- Lampadus of IrenopolisVenerableJul 5
- Feodor RemezNew Martyr · Secretary of Grand Duke SergeiJul 5
- Grand Duke Sergei MikhailovichNew Martyr · Grand Duke, martyr of AlapayevskJul 5
Prince Konstantin KonstantinovichNew Martyr · Prince, martyr of AlapayevskJul 5
Prince Vladimir PaleyNew Martyr · Prince and poet, martyr of AlapayevskJul 5- Agatho and TriphinaHoly MartyrsJul 5
- Anna of RomeMartyrJul 5