Mardarije Uskoković


Mardarije

of Lješanska, Libertyville and All America
Saint Mardarije in 1926
Bishop of America and Canada, Venerable
Born(1889-12-22)22 December 1889
Kornet, Montenegro
Died12 December 1935(1935-12-12) (aged 45)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedMay 29, 2015, Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade, Serbia by Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Major shrineSaint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery and Seminary
Feast12 December

Mardarije Uskoković (Serbian Cyrillic: Мардарије Ускоковић, 22 December 1889 – 12 December 1935) was the first Serbian Orthodox Bishop in the Diocese of America and Canada. He was canonized as a saint during the regular session of the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church in May 2015 as Saint Mardarije of Lješanska, Libertyville and All America.