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New Martyr

Vukosava Sočica

One of the new martyrs of Piva in Montenegro, who lost her life in 1943.

Feast
May 24old style June 6
Reposed
194320th century
Place
Piva, Montenegro
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy New Martyr Vukosava Sočica was the daughter-⁠in-⁠law of Father Jovan Sočica, the protopresbyter of Piva in Montenegro. In June 1943, in the days of the massacre of Piva, she was burned alive with her father-⁠in-⁠law, her mother-⁠in-⁠law Marica and four small children of the household: Ratko, seven years old, Marija, six, Rado, four, and Joko, two.

The priest's family was killed by the SS troops "Prinz Eugen" and "Handschar", who between 6 and 12 June 1943 killed nearly twelve hundred people in Piva, among them more than five hundred children and young people under twenty. The source does not name the place where she was burned.

The Serbian Orthodox Church glorified the martyrs of Piva on 24 May 2017, and Saint Vukosava is commemorated on 24 May in the old style.

Commemorated the same day May 24