Stojan Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Јовановић) was born on 28 December 1610, in the village of Mrkonjići at the bottom of the Popovo field in the Ljubinje nahija (Herzegovina), at the time part of the Ottoman Empire. His father was Petar Stojanović and his mother was Ana. He was a diligent and obedient child, and he inherited his graciousness and benevolence from his parents. Having raised cattle on the Herzegovinian hills and mountain slopes, he shared all of his food with poorer people. The Ottomans started to notice him, unenthusiastically monitoring this gifted young man. His parents, in order to avoid any danger, took him to the nearby Zavala Monastery, where his paternal uncle, the hieromonk Serafim served as the hegumen of the monastery. There he would study, and be protected.[1]
Having a rich library at his hands, the young Vasilije especially liked the cells dug into the rocks above the monastery church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His character quickly made him a master of the Bible and basic Christian mysteries. After a while his uncle sent his protégé to the Monastery of the Most Holy Mother of God, the Tvrdoš Monastery in Trebinje, for further spiritual and theological studies.[1]
Bishop of Zahumlje
St. Basil's modesty made him reluctant to occupy high positions. However, his piety, humility and dedication to the Church made him well suited for the role and he was elected as Bishop of Zahumlje and Skenderija, which he reluctantly accepted in 1639. He retired from the position ten years later in 1649.
After his death in 1671 he was buried at the Ostrog Monastery he had founded in Montenegro, and his tomb in a cave-church soon became a site of pilgrimage for Christians (both Orthodox and Roman Catholic) and Muslims drawn by reports of miracles occurring through the intercession of the saint. The Monastery of Ostrog is now one of the major pilgrimage sites in the Balkans, and large numbers of pilgrims gather particularly at Pentecost. St. Basil of Ostrog is commemorated in the Serbian orthodox liturgical calendar on April 29 (May 12 in the Gregorian Calendar).
The Orthodox seminary in East Sarajevo (Pravoslavni bogoslovski fakultet Sveti Vasilije Ostroški), part of the University of East Sarajevo, is named after him. A church in Nalježići, in the Grbalj region is named after him.
^ abSlobodan Mileusnić (2000). Sveti Srbi. Prometej. p. 149. ISBN9788676394784. Љубинској нахији (Херцеговина), при дну Попова поља, у селу Мркоњићи, рођен је 28. децембра 1610. године од мајке Ане и оца Петра син Стојан, будући светитељ Василије. Као дете посебно га је красила марљивост и послушност. Од родитеља је наследио милостивост и добро- чинство, које ће га целог живота испуњавати. □ Чувајући стоку по херцеговачким брдима и планинским обронцима, делио је сваки залогај хране са сиромашнијим од себе. Убрзо су га запазили Турци, који нису са одушевљењем гледали на овог обдареног младића. Његови родитељи, да би избегли сваку опасност, одводе га у оближњи манастир Завалу његовом стрицу јеромонаху Серафиму, игуману манастира, да код њега учи књигу и да му се нађе при помоћи. Манастир Завала је имао учено братство и богату библиотеку, а посебно су на младог Стојана деловале испосничке келије укопане у стену изнад манастирске цркве Ваведења Пресвете Богородице. Његова бистрина и приљежност омогућиле су му да убрзо овлада књигом и основним хришћанским тајнама. После извесног времена игуман Се- рафим шаље свог ћака-послушника* у манастир Усепња Пресвете Бого- родице, звани Тврдош, у требињском крају ради даљег духовног и бо- гословског усавршавања. У манастиру Тврдошу
Sources
Sveti Vasilije Ostroški čudotvorac: spomenica povodom 300-godišnjice njegova predstavljenja. Uprava Manastira Ostroga. 1971.
Dimitrije M. Kalezić; Dušan P. Berić (1987). Sveti Vasilije Ostroški (Jovanović) u svome vremenu. Manastir Ostrog.
"Sveti Vasilije Ostroški, čudotvorac i iscelitelj". Novosti.rs. 2–9 May 2009.
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This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Saint Basil of Ostrog Serbian Sveti Vasiliјe Ostroshki Sveti Vasilije Ostroski pronounced sʋe ti ʋǎsiːlije ǒstroʃki 28 December 1610 29 April 1671 was a Serbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church Saint Basil of OstrogIcon of Saint Basil of OstrogBishop of Zahumlje and HerzegovinaBorn28 December 1610Mrkonjici Sanjak of Herzegovina Ottoman EmpireDied29 April 1671 1671 04 29 aged 60 Ostrog MonasteryVenerated inEastern Orthodox ChurchMajor shrineOstrog MonasteryFeast12 May O S 29 April Contents 1 Life 1 1 Early life 1 2 Studies 1 3 Bishop of Zahumlje 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Sources 5 External linksLife EditEarly life Edit Stojan Jovanovic Serbian Cyrillic Stoјan Јovanoviћ was born on 28 December 1610 in the village of Mrkonjici at the bottom of the Popovo field in the Ljubinje nahija Herzegovina at the time part of the Ottoman Empire His father was Petar Stojanovic and his mother was Ana He was a diligent and obedient child and he inherited his graciousness and benevolence from his parents Having raised cattle on the Herzegovinian hills and mountain slopes he shared all of his food with poorer people The Ottomans started to notice him unenthusiastically monitoring this gifted young man His parents in order to avoid any danger took him to the nearby Zavala Monastery where his paternal uncle the hieromonk Serafim served as the hegumen of the monastery There he would study and be protected 1 Ostrog Monastery in Bjelopavlici Studies Edit Having a rich library at his hands the young Vasilije especially liked the cells dug into the rocks above the monastery church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary His character quickly made him a master of the Bible and basic Christian mysteries After a while his uncle sent his protege to the Monastery of the Most Holy Mother of God the Tvrdos Monastery in Trebinje for further spiritual and theological studies 1 Bishop of Zahumlje Edit St Basil s modesty made him reluctant to occupy high positions However his piety humility and dedication to the Church made him well suited for the role and he was elected as Bishop of Zahumlje and Skenderija which he reluctantly accepted in 1639 He retired from the position ten years later in 1649 Legacy Edit Monastery of St Basil of Ostrog in Bijeljina After his death in 1671 he was buried at the Ostrog Monastery he had founded in Montenegro and his tomb in a cave church soon became a site of pilgrimage for Christians both Orthodox and Roman Catholic and Muslims drawn by reports of miracles occurring through the intercession of the saint The Monastery of Ostrog is now one of the major pilgrimage sites in the Balkans and large numbers of pilgrims gather particularly at Pentecost St Basil of Ostrog is commemorated in the Serbian orthodox liturgical calendar on April 29 May 12 in the Gregorian Calendar The Orthodox seminary in East Sarajevo Pravoslavni bogoslovski fakultet Sveti Vasilije Ostroski part of the University of East Sarajevo is named after him A church in Naljezici in the Grbalj region is named after him See also EditList of Serbian saintsReferences Edit a b Slobodan Mileusnic 2000 Sveti Srbi Prometej p 149 ISBN 9788676394784 Љubinskoј nahiјi Hercegovina pri dnu Popova poљa u selu Mrkoњiћi roђen јe 28 decembra 1610 godine od maјke Ane i oca Petra sin Stoјan buduћi svetiteљ Vasiliјe Kao dete posebno ga јe krasila marљivost i poslushnost Od roditeљa јe nasledio milostivost i dobro chinstvo koјe ћe ga celog zhivota ispuњavati Chuvaјuћi stoku po hercegovachkim brdima i planinskim obroncima delio јe svaki zalogaј hrane sa siromashniјim od sebe Ubrzo su ga zapazili Turci koјi nisu sa odushevљeњem gledali na ovog obdarenog mladiћa Њegovi roditeљi da bi izbegli svaku opasnost odvode ga u oblizhњi manastir Zavalu њegovom stricu јeromonahu Serafimu igumanu manastira da kod њega uchi kњigu i da mu se naђe pri pomoћi Manastir Zavala јe imao ucheno bratstvo i bogatu biblioteku a posebno su na mladog Stoјana delovale isposnichke keliјe ukopane u stenu iznad manastirske crkve Vavedeњa Presvete Bogorodice Њegova bistrina i priљezhnost omoguћile su mu da ubrzo ovlada kњigom i osnovnim hrishћanskim taјnama Posle izvesnog vremena iguman Se rafim shaљe svog ћaka poslushnika u manastir Usepњa Presvete Bogo rodice zvani Tvrdosh u trebiњskom kraјu radi daљeg duhovnog i bo goslovskog usavrshavaњa U manastiru Tvrdoshu Sources Edit Sveti Vasilije Ostroski cudotvorac spomenica povodom 300 godisnjice njegova predstavljenja Uprava Manastira Ostroga 1971 Dimitrije M Kalezic Dusan P Beric 1987 Sveti Vasilije Ostroski Jovanovic u svome vremenu Manastir Ostrog Sveti Vasilije Ostroski cudotvorac i iscelitelj Novosti rs 2 9 May 2009 External links EditSt Basil the Bishop of Ostrog in Montenegro Serbia Orthodox icon and synaxarion Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basil of Ostrog amp oldid 1127865913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
