Serbian Orthodox saint was born in Indiana

November 10, 2010

The Serbian Orthodox community in Gary, Indiana, is planning a service in honor of Bishop Varnava Nastic (1914-64), the first US-born saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Bishop Nastic’s family moved to Yugoslavia in 1923. Consecrated a bishop in 1947, the prelate was imprisoned by the nation’s Communist regime and may have died by poisoning.

 

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Further information:

• Serbian church to honor Gary-born St. Varnava (nwi.com)
• The Orthodox Church of Serbia (CNEWA)