Venerable Martyr
Makarije (Pejak)
Monk of Žitomislić
A monk of Žitomislić, killed in 1941 together with the brethren of the monastery.
Life
Holy Venerable Martyr Makarije (Pejak) 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
Aquilina of ByblosMartyr · Child martyr of ByblosJun 13
Triphyllius of LedraSaint · Bishop of Ledra in CyprusJun 13
Alexandra MelgunovaVenerable · Founder of the Diveevo communityJun 13
Andronicus of MoscowVenerable · First abbot of Andronikov MonasteryJun 13- Sava of MoscowVenerable · Abbot of Andronikov MonasteryJun 13
- Antipater of BostraSaint · Metropolitan of BostraJun 13
- Alexis ArkhangelskyHieromartyr · PriestJun 13
- Andronicus of RadonezhVenerableJun 13
- Anna of BithyniaVenerableJun 13
- AventinMartyrJun 13
- Branko BilanovićNew Martyr · Martyr of Žitomislić MonasteryJun 13
- Cairell of Tir RoisSaintJun 13