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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Hieromartyr

Mihailo (Barbić) of Krtole

A hieromartyr of Krtole near Kotor, killed for the faith in 1945.

Feast
January 9old style January 22
Reposed
194520th century
Place
Krtole near Kotor
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Hieromartyr Mihailo (Barbić) of Krtole was parish priest at Krtole, near Kotor. After the Second World War, in 1945, he was cruelly tortured and killed by the communist authorities on false accusations, and his body was thrown into a septic tank.

The Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, meeting in Belgrade in May 2025, numbered him among the saints. His commemoration is on 9 January, old style (22 January, new style).

Commemorated the same day January 9