Bishop
Episcop Gornokarlovatski Savva (Trlaic) was born on July 6, 1884, in the town of Mol. After receiving his education at the gymnasium and the Theological Seminary, he was ordained a priest in 1909. He served in the parish of Bašaid until 1927, then became a referent and secretary of the Holy Archdiocesan Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
In 1929, he accepted monasticism and was appointed the abbot of the Krušedol Monastery. His consecration as bishop of Srem took place on September 30, 1934. Bishop Savva was an active church leader, playing an important role in the dissolution of the Concordat in 1937.
During World War II, on May 21, 1941, Bishop Savva was arrested by the Ustaše and suffered martyrdom in captivity. He and his companions were transferred to Gospić, where they spent months in terrible conditions. On August 8, 1941, Bishop Savva was seen in the prison yard, bound and in the rain.
In mid-August 1941, Bishop Savva was taken out with a group of Serbs, and there are grounds to believe that he was killed in the Velebit mountains. His martyr's end remains unknown, but the Lord has inscribed his name in the book of eternal life.
The Holy Archdiocesan Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church attempted to intercede for Bishop Savva, but all efforts were unsuccessful. After the war, a man came to Bašaid, recounting the bishop's care for him and his martyr's death at the hands of Ustaše executioners.
