Holy Martyrs of Jasenovac
Holy New Martyrs of Jasenovac | |
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Fresco of the holy martyrs of Jasenovac in the crypt of St. Sava Cathedral in Belgrade | |
| New Martyrs Confessors of the Faith | |
| Died | Jasenovac Concentration Camp, Jasenovac, Independent State of Croatia |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Jasenovac Monastery |
| Feast | 31 August (Julian Calendar) 13 September (Revised Julian Calendar / Gregorian Calendar) |
| Attributes | Profession of faith Dove Martyr's palm Religious habit |
| Patronage | Nuns, Priests, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska), Croatian Serbs, Persecuted Eastern Orthodox Christians |
The Holy Martyrs of Jasenovac (Serbian: Свети Мученици Јасеновачки; Various dates - 1941–1945) are Eastern Orthodox Christian saints and martyrs who were murdered by the Croatian fascist organisation Ustaše in a genocide campaign against Serbs in Jasenovac Concentration Camp in the Independent State of Croatia. Their feast day is on 31 August (N.S. 13 September).