Confessor19th century
Saint Kiril (Cvjetković) Confessor of Bezdin
Also known as Kiril Cvjetković · Cyril of Bezdin · Konstantin Cvjetković · the Confessor of Dalmatia and Boka
Born in the Bay of Kotor and tonsured at Savina Monastery, he served as protosyncellus to the Bishop of Dalmatia and stood with the Serbs of Šibenik against forced union with Rome. For that he was held in Austrian prisons until 1842, when he was released to serve out his sentence at Bezdin Monastery in the Banat, where he reposed in 1857.
September 29New Calendar
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Their life
Born in the Bay of Kotor and tonsured at Savina Monastery, he served as protosyncellus to the Bishop of Dalmatia and stood with the Serbs of Šibenik against forced union with Rome. For that he was held in Austrian prisons until 1842, when he was released to serve out his sentence at Bezdin Monastery in the Banat, where he reposed in 1857.
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Sources: Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (May 2025); Serbian Orthodox Church (spc.rs); Diocese of Buda