Nikolaj Velimirović

Serbian bishop and saint

St. Nikolaj Velimirović (Serbian Cyrillic: Николај Велимировић, also spelled Nikolai Velimirovich) (December 23, 1880 (Old Style) – March 18, 1956 (New Style)) was bishop of Ohrid and of Zica of the Serbian Orthodox Church, an influential theological writer and a very gifted orator, therefore also known as The New Chrysostom.

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  • Ми чекамо Христа, а не боље време.
    • Translation: We are waiting for Christ, and not a better time.
    • Prayerful songs [1]
  • Благослови непријатеље моје, Господе, и ја их благосиљам и не кунем.
    • Translation: Bless my enemies, O Lord, even I bless them and do not curse them.
    • Prayers by the Lake [2]

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