Justin Popović
Eastern Orthodox theologian (1894–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Justin Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јустин Поповић, Serbian pronunciation: [jǔstin pǒpoʋitɕ]; 7 April 1894 – 7 April 1979) was a Serbian Orthodox theologian, archimandrite of the Ćelije Monastery, Dostoyevsky scholar, writer, anti-communist advocate and critic of the pragmatic church ecclesiastical life.
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Justin of Ćelije | |
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Born | Blagoje Popović 7 April 1894 Vranje, Kingdom of Serbia |
Died | 7 April 1979(1979-04-07) (aged 85) Ćelije Monastery, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | 2 May 2010 by Serbian Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Ćelije Monastery |
Feast | 14 June (O.S. 1 June) |
Attributes | Shown holding a hagiography book |
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On 2 May 2010, he was canonized as a saint by the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[1] In English, his name is sometimes spelled "Iustin Popovich".