Đorđe Bogić facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saint Georgije Bogić |
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| Holy hieromartyr | |
| Born | 6 February 1911 Pakrac, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 17 June 1941 (aged 30) Našice, Independent State of Croatia |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1998, Belgrade by Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 17 June (O.S. 4 June) |
| Attributes | Vested as a protopresbyter |
Đorđe Bogić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Богић; 6 February 1911 – 17 June 1941) was a protopresbyter in the Serbian Orthodox Church and the parish priest of the Orthodox church in Našice.
He was canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church as Saint Hieromartyr Georgije Bogić due to his brutal murder by Croatian fascists in 1941.
Life
Đorđe was born in Pakrac on 6 February 1911. He completed grammar school in Nova Gradiška and seminary in Sarajevo. On 25 May 1934, Đorđe was ordained a priest in Pakrac. Đorđe then performed his duties in the parishes of Majar and Bolmače, after which he was moved to Našice, where he happened to be at the beginning of World War II.
Canonization
At the regular session of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1998, Protopresbyter Đorđe was canonized, and his name was entered in the list of names of the Serbian Church Saints.
See also
- List of Serbian saints
