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'''Bishop Sava (Saračević) (1902-1973)'''

Sava may be spelt Savva, Sabbas.

==Early life of Jovan Saračević==

On 22 February, 1902, Jovan (John) Saračević was born in the Serbian village of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljutovnica Ljutovnica], near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade Belgrade], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia Serbia].

He was raised an [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Introduction_to_Orthodox_Christianity Orthodox Christian] in the bosom of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Serbia Serbian Orthodox Church].

A good student, he finished his secondary education (high school, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnasium_(school) gymnasium]") in the cities of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Ca%C4%8Dak Čačak] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kragujevac Kragujevac].

==Higher education ; career==

Jovan entered the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Belgrade_Faculty_of_Law Faculty of Law] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Belgrade University of Belgrade].

Since he excelled beyond his colleagues, he was appointed to be a judge in the cities of Trelog, Čačak, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnjilane Gnjilane], and Belgrade. Worldly success, however, could not satisfy his soul ; and in the intervals between his duties as a judge, he pursued a programme of studies in the [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6645619 Faculty of Theology] at the University of Belgrade.

During these years, he was politically active (without belonging to any one party), and he promoted Orthodox Christian mentality in everything he said and did.

Jovan also received spiritual formation through both [[Saint Nikolaj (Velimirovic) |Bishop Nikolaj (Velimirović)]] and [[Saint John (Maximovitch) |Bishop John (Maximovitch)]]. He maintained a lifelong spiritual bond of Christian love and respect with them both.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II] was followed by anarchy and instability. Because he was an educated Christian and a "member of the old regime", and a supporter of it, he was undoubtedly a target for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Republic_of_Serbia communists] who were taking power. It is known that he spent some time incarcerated during and/or immediately after World War II. In addition, there was some sort of association with the radical politician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitrije_Ljoti%C4%87 Dimitrije Ljotić], a strong anti-communist. Therefore, Jovan decided to emigrate. He would have done this, however, after having first received a blessing to do so.

[[File:Dimitrije Ljotić i Jovan Saračevič.png]] '''Dimitrije Ljotić and Jovan Saračevič'''

==Emigration to exile : Argentina, 1948==

Jovan arrived in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina Argentina], in early 1948. Shortly after his arrival in [https://www.britannica.com/place/South-America South America], he decided to join [http://www.rocorstudies.org/church-people/archbishop-leontii/2010/06/09/on-the-pastoral-activity-of-archbishop-leontii-of-chile/ Bishop Leonty (Filippovitch)] of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia] (ROCOR) in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay Paraguay], and he went to the monastery that the bishop had established there. Seeking to offer his talents in the service of the Heavenly King, the former judge of men abandoned his secular way of life in favour of the monastic life.

==Monastic tonsure, 1948==

On 25 March, 1948 ([https://orthodoxwiki.org/Annunciation the Feast of the Annunciation]), [https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Леонтий_(Филиппович) Bishop Leonty (Filippovitch)] [https://orthochristian.com/101607.html tonsured] Jovan Saračević to be a [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Monk monk], and he gave him the name Sava.

==Diaconal ordination, 1948==

In 1948, Bishop Leonty (Filippovitch) ordained Monk Sava (Saračević) to the Holy [https://www.orthodowiki.org/Deacon Diaconate].

From Paraguay, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierodeacon Hierodeacon] Sava (Saračević) later returned to Buenos Aires.

==Presbyteral ordination, 1949==

After Hierodeacon Sava (Saračević) had returned to Buenos Aires, on 15 August, 1949 (the Feast of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Dormition Dormition of the Theotokos]), [[Archbishop Panteleimon (Rudyk)]] of Buenos Aires and Argentina ordained him to the Holy [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Presbyter Priesthood].

==Pastoral service==

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieromonk Hieromonk] Sava (Saračević) was assigned to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Most_Holy_Trinity,_Buenos_Aires Holy Trinity Cathedral] (some report the name as Holy Resurrection Cathedral) in Buenos Aires, and he served there for more than 6 years.

In 1956, [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Athanasy_(Martos)_of_Buenos_Aires Bishop Athanasius (Martos)] of Argentina assigned him to care for the flock of the [https://www.fatheralexander.org/latest/south_america.htm Temple of the] [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Protection_of_the_Mother_of_God Holy Protection] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperley Temperley], in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires_Province Buenos Aires province], where he served until his departure for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] in 1958.

By a decree of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Synod Synod of Bishops] of the ROCOR, Hieromonk Sava (Saračević) was elected to be the Bishop of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton Edmonton] (in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta Alberta]), [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada], a [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Auxiliary_bishop Vicar-Bishop] of the [http://mcdiocese.com/en/ Canadian Diocese] under [[Metropolitan Vitaly (Ustinov) |Archbishop Vitaly (Ustinov)]] of Montréal, the future Metropolitan of the [http://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia ROCOR].

==Episcopal ordination, 1958==

In 1958, Archimandrite Sava (Saračević) was ordained to the Holy [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Episcopate Episcopate] in the [https://www.en.nycathedralofsign.org Synodal Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Sign] in New York City.

==Episcopal service ; transfer to Canada, 1958==

Bishop Sava (Saračević) was assigned to serve as a Vicar-Bishop in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta], and to oversee [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Canada Western Canada]. He was an assistant of [http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Vitaly_(Ustinov) Archbishop Vitaly (Ustinov)] of [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/montreal Montréal], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec Québec].

Although he was the bishop of an isolated and distant region (as some mistakenly describe it), and although he lived in very modest monastic conditions, Vladyka Sava was an active and influential hierarch.

From the pages of “Orthodox Russia”, Bishop Sava (Saračević) called the Russian-speaking people to be aware of their Faith, and he warned them about the impending apocalyptic times and the danger of losing the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Introduction_to_Orthodox_Christianity Holy Orthodox Faith] through negligence and carelessness. In his first years as a bishop, he called for the formation of “Brotherhoods of Spiritual Renewal” to revivify the spirit of Holy Russia. In his later years, he called all to pray and redouble their prayers for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Soviet_Union suffering Russia]. Although the turbulent and difficult conditions of life for the Russian emigration dampened the prospects for any substantial immediate response, Bishop Sava preserved, through his appeals, a light of hope for the future resurrection of the Russian land.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_Canadians Serbian Canadians] living in Edmonton embraced [[Edmonton AB Saint Vladimir Russian Orthodox Church 1946 |Saint Vladimir’s Church]] as their parish, and Bishop Sava (who lived at the church) as their wise and beloved pastor.

Bishop Sava recognised that [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Jesus_Christ Christ] is the salvation of mankind and he did not keep Orthodoxy as a secret treasure for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs Slavic peoples] alone, but worked for the salvation of new converts as well.

Vladyka Sava maintained a wide correspondence with English-speaking converts across Canada and the USA.

Bishop Sava knew [[Saint John (Maximovitch) |Archbishop John of San Francisco]] very well, and he recognised the qualities of saintliness in this holy bishop. Following the repose of Archbishop John, he was determined to proclaim his virtues and sanctity, and to this end he undertook the holy labour that he is primarily remembered for – that is, he worked for the glorification of [http://orthodoxwiki.org/John_(Maximovitch)_the_Wonderworker Saint John, Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco]. In “Orthodox Russia”, he pointed out that it was a Serbian, [[Saint Nikolaj (Velimirovic) |Bishop Saint Nikolai (Velimirović)]], who largely motivated the glorification of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Kronstadt Saint John of Kronstadt] by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Because of God’s blessing, and largely through the labours and dedication of Bishop Sava to Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Saint John the Wonder-worker was glorified in 1994.

[[File:Vladika-savva-reading.jpg]]

==Repose, 1973==

Bishop Sava (Saračević) reposed in the Lord in Edmonton, Alberta, on 30 January, 1973, after having served as a bishop for 15 years, all of it in Canada.

After the [http://www.archbishop-of-ottawa.org/content/burial-services-over-presbyter-or-over-bishop Funeral Services for the Burial of a Hierarch], his body was interred in the cemetery of the [[Bluffton AB The Monastery of the Holy Protection 1935 |Bluffton Monastery of the Protection of the Theotokos]] south of Edmonton.

[[File:Memorial of Bishop Sava.png]] '''Grave-marker of Bishop Sava'''

[[File:Bluffton Cemetery winter 2.jpeg]] '''Holy Protection Monastery Cemetery'''

— Vicar-Bishop of Edmonton (ROCOR) 1958-1973. Preceded by : ___. Succeeded by : ___.

==Reflections==

==Writings==

• [http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/srbija.73.html:651952-Sudbina-ukrstila-trojicu-vladikaRoglic, Miroljub, & Obradovic, Slobodan, “Bishop Sava (Saračević) : A Hundred and twenty Answers to Christian Questions” (Belgrade, Serbia : Micro Book, 2017). ISBN : 978-86-89349-22-1.] (in Serbian)

• Saračević, Sava, “[https://www.worldcat.org/title/letopis-pochitaniia-arkhiepiskopa-ioanna-maksimovicha-chudesa-bozhii-segodnia/oclc/40813541 Blessed John : The Chronicle of the Veneration of Archbishop John Maximovich]” (Platina, CA : Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1979). [in Russian : “Летопись почитания архиепископа Иоанна (Максимовича)”].

• Saračević, Jovan, ‘Suicide as a Consequence of the Moral Responsibility of the Priests - Answer to the Priest Milutinović’in “Čačanski glas”, no. 12, Cacak, 25, March, 1934, p. 4. [in Russian : ‘Самоубиство као последица моралне одговорности свештеника — одговор свештенику г. Милутиновићу’, «Чачански глас», бр. 12, Чачак, 25].

==References==

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sava_(Sara%C4%8Devi%C4%87) Wikipedia biography]

[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0_(%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B0%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D1%2587%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587)&prev=search&pto=aue Russian Wikipedia biography]

[http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%29 Russian Wikipedia biography] (in Russian)

[http://stvladimirs.ca/wordpress/bishop-sava-of-edmonton/ Parish biography]

[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://zarubezhje.narod.ru/suppl/sp_029.htm&prev=search&pto=aue Biography on Russian Persons Abroad web-site]

[https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&pto=aue&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ru&sp=nmt4&u=https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/ruwiki/243913&usg=ALkJrhgtztp8YcajCNQUbuFIn9VFr6X8ew Biography on the Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Academicians web-site]

'''Additional information :'''

[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Athanasy_(Martos)_of_Buenos_Aires (Martos), Athanasius, Archbishop of Argentina], ‘The Necrology of Bishop Sava’ in “Nasha Strana”, no. 1198 (Feb. 6, 1973). [published in Buenos Aires]

[http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/srbija.73.html:651952-Sudbina-ukrstila-trojicu-vladika Roglić, Miroljub, “Destiny crossed three Bishops”]

Rose, Seraphim, “[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://azbyka.ru/otechnik/Serafim_Rouz/blazhennyj-svjatitel-ioann-chudotvorets/1&prev=search&pto=aue Blessed John the Wonderworker : A Preliminary Account of the Life and Miracles of Archbishop John Maximovitch]” (Platina, CA : Saint Herman Press, 1987) pp. 12–19. ISBN : 9780938635017

Suboti, Dragan, ‘From our spiritual Tower: Bishop Sava of Edmonton (Govan Sarachevi, 1902-1973) in “ZRNM”, no. 28, Chachak, 1998, pp. 251–259.

Tarasar, Constance J, ed., "Orthodox America 1794-1976 : Development of The Orthodox Church in America" (Syosset, NY : The Orthodox Church in America Department of History and Archives, 1975). ASIN : B000ZLZAUE.

[https://www.synod.com/synod/indexeng.htm Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia web-site]

[https://www.synod.com/synod/indexeng.htm Wikipedia article about the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]

[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia Orthodoxwiki article about the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]

[http://www.rocorstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Part-IV_Ch1.6.pdf ROCOR Studies about the parishes in South America]

[[Edmonton AB Saint Vladimir Russian Orthodox Church 1946 |Saint Vladimir's Russian Orthodox Church, Edmonton, Alberta]]

[[Bluffton AB The Monastery of the Holy Protection 1935 |Article about Holy Protection Monastery, Bluffton Alberta]]

[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://drevo-info.ru/articles/17872.html&prev=search&pto=aue Drevo Encyclopaedia article about the Diocese of Edmonton]

[[Saint Nikolaj (Velimirovic) |Saint Nikolaj (Velimirović)]]

[[Saint John (Maximovitch)]]

[[Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)]]

[[Metropolitan Vitaly (Ustinov)]]

[[Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral)]]

[[Archbishop Panteleimon (Rudyk)]]

[http://www.rocorstudies.org/church-people/archbishop-leontii/2010/06/09/on-the-pastoral-activity-of-archbishop-leontii-of-chile/ Bishop Leonty (Filippovitch)]

[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Athanasy_(Martos)_of_Buenos_Aires Bishop Athanasius (Martos)]

[http://www.archbishop-of-ottawa.org/node/90 Departed Bishops in/of Canada]

[http://www.archbishop-of-ottawa.org/content/canadian-orthodox-church-history-project Canadian Orthodox Church History Project, no. 41, pp. 149-150.]

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