Saint Basil of Ostrog
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Bishop (Eparch) Basil of Ostrog |
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| Bishop of Zahumlje and Herzegovina | |
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| Diocese | Zahumlje and Herzegovina |
| See | Trebinje |
| Installed | 1639 |
| Term ended | 1649 |
| Predecessor | ? |
| Successor | ? |
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| Birth name | Stojan Petrović Stojanović Jovanović |
| Born | December 28, 1610 Mrkonjići, Sanjak of Herzegovina, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1671 |
| Buried | Ostrog Monastery |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| Residence | Tvrdoš Monastery in Trebinje |
| Parents | Petar Stojanović Jovanović |
| Education | Zavala Monastery, Tvrdoš Monastery |
Basil of Ostrog (Serbian: Vasilije Ostroški/Василије Острошки, pronounced [sʋɛ̂ːtiː ʋǎsiːlijɛ ɔ̌strɔʃkiː], December 28, 1610—1671) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje and saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Stojan Jovanović (Јовановић) was born on December 28, 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.
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.
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.
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