Nel 1946 fu condannato a 16 anni di carcere e morì come prigioniero nella sua parrocchia nativa a Krasic. E’ stato un grande testimone per la sua fedeltà al Vangelo e alla Chiesa. ###>In 1946 he was sentenced to 16 years in prison and he died in prison in the parish where he was born, Krasic. He was a great example of fidelity to the Gospel and to the Church.