Venerable (Monastic) · 20th century
Justin (Popovich) of Ćelije
Also known as Justin Popović · St Justin the New · Blagoje Popović · the New Chrysostom
A Serbian archimandrite, theologian, and professor of dogmatics, removed by the communist authorities in 1945 and confined to the women's Ćelije Monastery, where he wrote prolifically until his repose in 1979. One of the most influential Orthodox theologians of the 20th century.
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Born in Vranje, 1894; reposed 1979 on the Annunciation. Feast Jun 1 (Old Calendar). Glorified by the Serbian Orthodox Church in 2010.
Sources: OrthodoxWiki; Wikipedia; Serbian Orthodox Church glorification (2010)