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Turkish Citizen Converted to Orthodoxy in a Serbian Monastery: Durden Renamed Biserka at Baptism Yesterday, Received First Communion Today
At Draganac Monastery in Kosovo Pomoravlje, two members of the American KFOR from Camp Bondsteel received the sacrament of baptism in a service conducted in English.
TL;DR
- Durden, a Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin, converted to Orthodox Christianity.
- She was baptized in the Ždrebaonik monastery near Danilovgrad.
- She received the Orthodox name Biserka.
- She participated in her first communion at the following liturgy.
- The event highlights a personal spiritual decision that transcends origin, language, and tradition.