Bishop
He was born in 1880 on the feast day of Saint Naum of Ohrid. His parents, peasant farmers, observed the church fast and prayed. From a young age, he became known as the 'new Chrysostom' for his sermons and writings. He became a monk, then a hieromonk, and was consecrated as the Bishop of Žiča at the age of 39. During World War II, he suffered in the Dachau concentration camp. After the war, he saved many Serbian monasteries from destruction by sending nuns there instead of the martyred and conscripted monks. He served as an archbishop and spiritual mentor in America. He died in the Saint Tikhon Monastery in South Canaan, Pennsylvania. His relics were transferred in 1991 to his native village of Lelić for veneration alongside the relics of Saint Justin (Popović).
