Mardarije Uskoković
Mardarije of Lješanska, Libertyville and All America | |
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Saint Mardarije in 1926 | |
| Bishop of America and Canada, Venerable | |
| Born | 22 December 1889 Kornet, Montenegro |
| Died | 12 December 1935 (aged 45) Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | May 29, 2015, Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade, Serbia by Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery and Seminary |
| Feast | 12 December |
Bishop Mardarije (Serbian Cyrillic: Епископ Мардарије, secular name Ivan Uskoković, Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ускоковић; 22 December 1889 – 12 December 1935) was bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, 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.