Blessed Martyrs of Drina
Blessed Martyrs of Drina
Daughters of Divine Charity
Lord, our God, who chose the blessed Martyrs of Drina,
Sisters Jula, Berchmana, Krizina, Antonija and Bernadeta,
to receive the grace of a religious vocation, and who gave them the
strength to seal with their blood their fidelity and their love for you,
grant us also steadfastness in our faith, so that neither suffering nor
death will ever let us be parted from you.
Humbly we pray, accept these blessed ones into the throng
of the Church’s saints, so that we can courageously follow
the pattern of their lives, and experience their powerful
intercession amid our life’s struggles and trials.
Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Tenth Anniversary since their
Beatification – Sarajevo
September 24, 2011
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The Drina Martyrs Fact Sheet
Sr. Julia (Kata) Ivanisevic ---- Born on November 25, 1893 in Croatia
Entered the Congregation in 1914
Final Vows on August 16, 1923
Became the Superior of the Convent in Pale in 1932 – and continued until her capture on December 11, 1941 – Died at the age of 48
Sr. Berchmana (Anna Karoline) Leidenix ----
Born on November 28, 1865 in Austria
Entered the Congregation in 1882
Final Vows on August 17, 1892
She was the oldest of the five sisters and was killed on Dec. 23, 1941
in the forest near Sjetlina at the age of 76
Sister M. Krizina (Jozefa) Bojanc ---- Born on May 14, 1885 in Slovenia
Entered the Congregation in 1921
Final Vows on August 4, 1926
Died at the age of 56
Sister Antonija (Jozefa) Fabjan --- Born on January 23, 1907 in Slovenia
Entered the Congregation in 1929
Final Vows on August 28, 1937
Died at the age of 34
Sister Bernadetta (Terezija) Banja --- Born on June 17, 1912 in Hungary
Entered the Congregation in 1929
Final Vows on August 28, 1938
Died at the age of 29