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Hieromartyr

Vladimir (Protić) of Surdulica

Hegumen

A hegumen and hieromartyr killed for the faith at Surdulica in 1915.

Feast
May 16old style May 29
Reposed
191520th century
Place
Surdulica
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Hieromartyr Vladimir (Protić) of Surdulica was an abbot and was killed for his faith in Christ by the Bulgarian occupiers at Surdulica, in 1915, together with Metropolitan Vikentije of Skopje (Krdžić).

The Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church, meeting in May 2017 at the Patriarchate of Peć and in Belgrade, decided to canonize him together with Metropolitan Vikentije. Their commemoration is on 16 May, old style (29 May, new style).

Commemorated the same day May 16