Monk Hariton, venerable neomartyr of Kosovo (born Radoslav Lukić) (Seoce, 21 November 1960 — Prizren, 15 June 1999) was a monk of the Serbian Orthodox Church that was murdered and beheaded by Albanian KLA terrorists in the Kosovo War.[1][2][3][4] He was canonized by the unrecognized uncanonical Church, Eparchy of Raška and Prizren in exile on 16 May 2016 in the monastery of Saint John the Baptist in the village Ljuljaci.[5]

Hariton of Kosovo
Holy martyr
BornRadoslav Lukić
(1960-11-21)21 November 1960
Seoce, Kuršumlija, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
Died15 June 1999(1999-06-15) (aged 38)
Prizren, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Venerated inEparchy of Raška and Prizren in exile
Canonized16 May 2015, Ljuljaci, by the Eparchy of Raška and Prizren in exile
Feast11 October (O.S. 28 September)

References

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  1. ^ "Fr. Chariton". Kosovo.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ Parry, Ken (10 May 2010). The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-3361-9.
  3. ^ https://educons.edu.rs/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Marija-Davidovic-doktorska-disertacija-1.pdf on iconographic representation of Hariton Lukic, in Serbian and in English
  4. ^ "Short biography of Hariton Lukic, in Serbian". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ (in Serbian)