Drina Martyrs

The Drina Martyrs were Catholic nuns of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity. They were killed in Bosnia and Herzegovina between December 15 and 23, 1941 because of their religion.


 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 
FDC Alumnae 
Site about Drina Martyrs - multilingual 

 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.

Category:Roman Catholic martyrs
Category:Christian saints
Category:20th century in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Category:1941 deaths
Category:1941 in Europe