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Hieromartyr Platon of Banja Luka

Also known as Platon Jovanovic · Platon the New Martyr, Bishop of Banja Luka

Serbian bishop of Banja Luka in Bosnia, arrested and martyred in 1941; glorified among the new-martyrs and confessors.

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Notes

Modern glorification; flagged for clergy/source review. Also commemorated Jul 4.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints