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: Born in the village of Mrkonjići in Popovo Polje. To protect him from forced Islamization during the Ottoman occupation, his parents sent him to the Zavala Monastery.

: Despite his desire for a quiet, ascetic life, he was consecrated as a bishop. He spent his life defending his flock from Ottoman cruelty and external pressures. sveti_vasilije_ostroski_sveti_vasilije_ostroski...

: The incorrupt body of Saint Basil rests in a reliquary within the cave church. Basil of Ostrog - OrthodoxWiki : Born in the village of Mrkonjići in Popovo Polje

The Ostrog Monastery is an incredible architectural feat and the most popular pilgrimage site in Montenegro. sveti_vasilije_ostroski_sveti_vasilije_ostroski...

: Carved almost entirely into a vertical mountain cliff at Ostroška Greda.