Momčilo Grgurević
| Born | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Died | 29 November 1945 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 29 november |
Momčilo Grgurević (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Гргуревић; 1906 - 1945) was a Serbian orthodox priest of the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia who was canonized as a martyr.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Grgurević was born in 1906 in Foča (today in Republika Srpska).[1] He graduated from the Faculty of Theology in Sarajevo in 1928.[1]
In 1929, was ordained to the rank of deacon and soon to the rank of priest.[1] He served in Čelebići until his martyrdom on 29 November 1945.[1]
During the genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia in World War II, his liquidation was repeatedly planned and attempted.[1]
He was killed on the night of 29 November 1945. There are two different versions of how he was killed.[1][2] According to one version of the events, Grgurević was wounded by a trio of Ustaše who then slit his throat.[2] Another version posits that he was still alive when he was wounded and that his head was decapitated by a hacksaw.[2] His head was then taken as a trophy and thrown inside the municipal building in Čelebići.[1][2]
After 45 years, his son Vasilije transferred Momcilo's earthly remains and buried them next to the Church in Čelebići.[2]
References[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Savo B. Jović, "Imprisoned Church", The Suffering of the Clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1945 to 1985
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