Hierarch
Burning of the Relics of Saint Sava, Archbishop of Serbia
April 27 Old CalendarMay 10 New Calendar
Life
The body of Saint Sava had been buried in Mileseva. In the time of Turkish tyranny the Serbian people gathered over the relics of their saint, seeking consolation and healing. Fearing that from that place a rebellion might arise against the Turks, Sinan Pasha of Belgrade gave orders that the relics of Sava be transferred to Belgrade and there burned, at Vracar, on April 27, 1594. But by burning the relics of the saint, the insolent pasha did not burn the saint himself, who remained alive before the throne of God in the heavens and in the heart of his people on earth.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, April 27. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on April 27
The full reading for April 27 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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