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Basil of Ostrog
1610Dec, 12

Basil of Ostrog

Basil of Ostrog, Serbian monk and saint (d. 1671)
Saint Basil of Ostrog (Serbian: Свети Василије Острошки/Sveti Vasilije Ostroški, pronounced [sʋê:ti ʋǎsiːlije ǒstroʃki], 28 December 1610 – 29 April 1671) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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