What is Drina Martyrs?
The '''Drina Martyrs''' were [[Catholicism|Catholic]] [[nun]]s of the [[Congregation (Catholic)|Congregation]] of the [[Daughters of Divine Charity]]. They were [[Murder|killed]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] between December 15 and 23, 1941 because of their [[religion]]. [[File:Drina'-1 Tapai.jpg|thumb|220px|István Tápai: Drina Martyrs ([[2010]]).]] [[File:Drina Martyrs beatification.jpg|thumb|220px|István Tápai (2010): ''Drińskie męczennice''.]] == Life and death == Their names were Marija Jula (Kata) Ivanišević, Marija Bernadeta (Terezija) Banja, Marija Krizina (Josefa) Bojanc, Marija Antonija (Josefa) Fabjan and Maria Berchmana (Carolina Anna) Leidenix. They died in Goražde and near Sjetlina in 1941. They are beatified in [[Sarajevo]] on 24th September, 2010. == References == *[http://fdcalumnae.com/christmasinarrochar.aspx FDC Alumnae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320014833/http://fdcalumnae.com/christmasinarrochar.aspx |date=2012-03-20 }} *[http://www.kblj.hr/drinskemucenice/files/slo.htm Site about Drina Martyrs - multilingual] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911023136/http://www.kblj.hr/drinskemucenice/files/slo.htm |date=2011-09-11 }} == Further reading == * Franc Ksaver Meško: ''Izbrano delo I-VI'' Mohorjeva družba v Celju (1954–1960) * Anto Baković: ''Drinske mučenice, Vlastita svjedočanstva, Svjedočanstva očividaca, Dokumenti,'' Anto Baković, Sarajevo 1990. {{Commons category|Drina Martyrs}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Drina Martyrs}} [[Category:Roman Catholic martyrs]] [[Category:Christian saints]] [[Category:20th century in Bosnia and Herzegovina]] [[Category:1941 deaths]] [[Category:1941 in Europe]]