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Venerable Martyr

Dositej (Vukićević)

Monk of Žitomislić

A monk of Žitomislić Monastery, a venerable martyr killed for the faith in 1941.

Feast
June 13old style June 26
Reposed
194120th century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Venerable Martyr Dositej (Vukićević) was a hieromonk of the Žitomislić Monastery in Herzegovina, one of the eight monks thrown by the Ustaše into a pit in 1941, during the Second World War. He is honoured by the Serbian Orthodox Church together with the other venerable martyrs of Žitomislić; their common commemoration is on 13 June, old style (26 June, new style).

Commemorated the same day June 13