Nektarije Krulj

Nektarije Krulj (Serbian Cyrillic: Нектарије Круљ; secular name: Nikola Krulj; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Круљ; 30 November 1879 – 7 September 1966) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop.

Biography The son of Vukan and Vida, he graduated from high school in Mostar and then from the theological seminary in Reljevo. In 1907, the year he graduated, he became secretary of the church court in Mostar, a position he held for five years, while simultaneously studying law in Vienna and Zagreb, where he defended his doctoral dissertation in 1911. In 1912, he was ordained a deacon and then a presbyter. He began teaching catechism in Mostar, Bihać, and Tuzla, after which he became a lecturer at the seminary in Sarajevo. In subsequent years, he served as rector of seminaries in Sremski Karlovci, Prizren, and Bitola. On 29 November 1925, he was appointed bishop of Zachlumia and Raška. His episcopal ordination took place on 16 May 1926. Two years later, he was transferred to the cathedra of Zvornik and Tuzla. He actively supported the Orthodox People's Christian Community founded by Bishop Nikolaj of Ohrid, whose goal was to oppose atheism, communism, and the spread of the influence of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The writings of Bishop Nikolaj also contained strong antisemitism. Bishop Nektarije organized the Community's congresses at the Tavna Monastery. During World War II, he was transported by the…Citește mai mult