Saint Basil of Ostrog | |
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Bishop of Zahumlje and Herzegovina | |
Born | 28 December 1610 Mrkonjići, Herzegovina, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 29 April 1671 Ostrog Monastery | (aged 60)
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Ostrog Monastery |
Feast | 12 May (O.S. 29 April) |
Basil of Ostrog (Serbian: Свети Василије Острошки, romanized: Sveti Vasilije Ostroški, pronounced [sʋê:ti ʋǎsiːlije ǒstroʃki]; 28 December 1610 – 29 April 1671), also known as Vasilije,[1] was a Serbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.