Saint

Martrys of Jasenovac
Fresco of the holy martyrs of Jasenovac in the crypt of St. Sava Cathedral in Belgrade
Saint Martys
Professors of Orthodoxy faith
DiedJasenovac Concentration Camp, Jasenovac, Independent State of Croatia
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church[1][2]
Major shrineJasenovac Monastery
FeastAugust 31 (Julian calendar)
September 13 (Gregorian calendar)
AttributesProfession of faith
Dove
Martyr's palm
Religious habit
PatronageNuns, Priests, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska), Croatian Serbs, Persecuted Eastern Orthodox Christians

Saint Martyrs of Jasenovac (Serbian: Свети мученици јасеновачки; Various dates - 1941) are orthodox Christians saints and martyrs who were murdered by Croatian fascist Ustaše in a genocide campaign against Serbs in Jasenovac Concentration Camp at the time in Independent State of Croatia. In the calendar of the saints the martyrdom entered and which she celebrates at 31 August in Orthodox Church.

The memorial of the New Martyrs of Jasenovac appeared in the calendars in the 1980, during the Serbian Orthodox Diocese in USA and Canada.

In the calendars printed by the then Diocese of America and Canada from New Gracanica near Chicago, the holiday of the Jasenovac Martyrs was also published.

Later, after the healing of that great church wound, grace by Patriarch Pavle, Metropolitan Irinej and other archbishops, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church decides that their memory can be entered and celebrated in calendars printed by Serbian bishops abroad.

Since 2010, the holiday of the Holy New Martyrs of Jasenovac has been binding on the entire Serbian Orthodox Church.

On April 16, 2010, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church decided to celebrate the memory of the Holy New Martyrs of Jasenovac on August 31 according to Julian Calendar, and September 13 according to Gregorian Calendar.[3]

The main celebration of the Holy Serbian New Martyrs of Jasenovac is liturgically celebrated in the Jasenovac Monastery.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "First church of Serbian martyrs of Jasenovac concentration camp consecrated in Croatia".
  2. ↑ "In honor and glory of the Holy New Martyrs of Jasenovac | Orthodox Times (En)".
  3. ↑ Свети Српски Новомученици Јасеновачки. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  4. ↑ Свети новомученици јасеновачки, молите Бога за нас!. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-12-24.


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