Avakum the Deacon

Serbian Orthodox monk and saint Date Of Birth : 1794-01-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1814-12-30T00:00:00Z

Deacon Avakum (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђакон Авакум; 1794 – 30 December 1814) was a Serbian Orthodox monk who inspired his people to rise against the Ottoman Empire and in so doing suffered a martyr’s death. His name was added by the Serbian Orthodox Church to the Calendar of Saints.
Avakum is the Serbian language translation of the name Habakkuk.

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