St. Pantaleon the Great Martyr celebrated in Samograd monastery

His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic served on Tuesday, August 9 on the feast day of St. Pantaleon the Great martyr and St. Climent of Ohrid, the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy in the church devoted to this Saint in the monastery of Samograd near Bijelo Polje.

In the Liturgy, during which lots of faithful people of this municipality of Bijelo Polje participated, protosbyter-staurophor Miras Bogavac, protopresbyter Darko Pejic and presbyter Sinisa Jankovic concelebrated. 

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Joanikije the works on a restoration of Samograd began in 2006, when on the remains of the old church the Divine Liturgy was served.During 2008 and 2009 a monastery complex was built, from wood.

The head of the monastery Samograd is monk Anastasije Bulatovic

Настојатељ манастира Самограда је монах Анастасије Булатовић.

Source: Diocese of Budimlje-Niksic