Sava (Saračević)

He was an admirer of Archbishop John (Maximovich) and helped him with legal advice during his trial in San Francisco, which ended with the full justification of the saint. After the death of the Bishop, he collected materials about his life, which became the basis for publications of his work "Orthodox Russia", and then for the book "Chronicle of the veneration of Archbishop John (Maximovich)." These testimonies played a significant role in the canonization of ROCOR Bishop John in 1994.

He died on January 30, 1973 in Edmonton, Canada. He was buried in the territory of the Holy Intercession Monastery in Bluffton, Alberta, Canada.

On September 28, 1958, at The Synodal Cathedral of the Sign [ru] in New York, he was ordained Bishop of Edmonton, vicar of the Canadian diocese.

In December 1956, Bishop Athanasius (Martos) [ru] entrusted him with the care of the Intercession Church in Temperley [ru], a suburb of Buenos Aires. In May 1958, Archimandrite Sava reached an agreement with the artist LN Ryk-Kovalevskaya, where the latter had to write an icon for the iconostasis. Funds were raised by appealing to the parishioners who had to choose an icon and pay for the letter. Concerts were also held to contribute in building the temple. These initiatives were successful, immediately the raising all necessary funds for the church construction. He served in Temperley until his departure for New York in August 1958.

From Paraguay he returned to Buenos Aires, where on August 28, 1949, at Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Buenos Aires [ru], Archbishop Panteleimon (Rudyk) [ru] elevated him to the rank of hieromonk and he became a clergyman of the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Buenos Aires. He served there for more than six years.

In early 1948 he went to Buenos Aires, then traveled to Paraguay to meet Bishop Leontius (Filippovich) [ru], where he joined the monastic community created there by Bishop Leontius. In the same year, Bishop Leontius tonsured him in the Rassophore, and on the Feast of the Annunciation raised him to the office of Deacon.

While practicing law, he also began studying at the theological faculty of Belgrade University. He graduated in 1943.

Bishop Sava of Edmonton (born Jovan Saračević, Serbian: Јован Сарачевић, 22 February 1902 – 30 January 1973) was a Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. He served auxiliary bishop of Edmonton, vicar of the Diocese of Montreal and Canada.