Hieromartyr
Velimir (Mijatović)
of Košutica
A hieromartyr associated with Košutica, killed for the faith in 1945.
Life
Holy Hieromartyr Velimir (Mijatović) of Košutica was born in 1901 at Sokolac. He finished the seminary in Sarajevo and was ordained deacon and priest in 1923. He was parish priest at Košutica. During the Second World War he was expelled to Serbia, where partisans shot him in March 1945. 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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- 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
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