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Saint George Bogić

Priest and martyr
Pakrac, Majar, Bolmače and Našice
Feast day: June 17 (Gregorian); June 4 (Julian)

Icon identified by Radio Glas as George Bogić. Image source: Radio Glas, Diocese of Niš

A life of faith

George Bogić was born in Pakrac in 1911 and studied at Nova Gradiška and the seminary in Sarajevo. Ordained in 1934, he served parishes at Majar and Bolmače before moving to Našice in 1940. In June 1941, Ustaše members took him from his home and killed him outside the town after severe abuse. His body was later buried at Brezik. The Serbian Church recognized him as a martyr in 1998.

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Serbian Orthodox Church Typikon 2023, calendar page 9

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