Blessed Martyrs of Drina
The Blessed Martyrs of Drina (Croatian: Drinske mučenice) are the professed Sisters of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity, who died during World War II. Four were killed when they jumped out of a window in Goražde on 15 December 1941, reportedly to avoid being raped by Chetniks, and the last was killed by the Chetniks in Sjetlina the following week. The five nuns were later declared martyrs and beatified by Pope Benedict XVI (delegated to Cardinal Angelo Amato) on 24 September 2011.
Blessed Martyrs of Drina | |
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Painting of the Holy Martyrs of Drina, with the Holy Ghost above them. | |
| Martyrs | |
| Born | Austria-Hungary |
| Died | Goražde, Independent State of Croatia |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 24 September 2011, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Cardinal Angelo Amato (on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI) |
| Major shrine | Drina River, by the town of Goražde |
| Feast | 15 December |
| Attributes | Dove Martyr's palm Religious habit |
| Patronage | Nuns, the sick, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary, Austria |
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