Tsarev Testament. Nikolai (Velimirovich), saint

The Battle of Kosovo is a tragic and fateful event in the history of the Serbian people. Is there another such people living on Earth, in the historical life of which would defeat and death would be a spiritual victory living and acting over the centuries?! made the Serbs a great people. It is our national Calvary, but at the same time our national resurrection, spiritual and moral. ” Vladyka Nikolai many times during his life turned to the topic of Kosovo in sermons and various publications when he spoke about Serbian history and Serbian people. His religious and philosophical essay, published in 1933 under the name “Tsarev Testament” and first dedicated to the Kosovo Great Martyr, is especially significant. In this interpretation, Vladyka expressed his understanding of what the highest meaning of the martyrdom of Prince Lazar and the entire Kosovo tragedy.