New Martyr
Krsto Adžić
A new martyr from the Piva region of Montenegro who suffered for the faith in 1943.
Life
Holy New Martyr Krsto Adžić was born in 1885 and lived at Plužine, in the Piva region of Montenegro. He was a well-off householder by the standards of the time, the father of eight children and the husband of Stoja from Mitrići. His family lived in common with that of his brother Jaš, without dividing the inheritance, and the best known of his daughters is the Holy Martyr Jaglika.
In June 1943 he was held with his family by soldiers of the SS division "Prinz Eugen". A German officer, Anders, let them go, and Krsto thanked him; but the next day, at Gojkovića Dol, soldiers of the "Handschar" division shut them into the hut of Obren Gojković and set it on fire. Krsto died there, with his wife and his small sons Milorad, Momčilo and Dušan.
The martyrs of Piva were glorified by the Serbian Orthodox Church on 24 May 2017; they are commemorated on 24 May in the old style.
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