Atanasije Antonijević

History gives him a hallowed place to be remembered among the likes of his contemporaries such as the four martyred monks Hadži Ruvim, Hadži-Đera, Pajsije Ristović, and Avakum along with two hierarchs Metropolitan Melentije Pavlović and Melentije Simeonović Nikšić and priests Mateja Nenadović and Luka Lazarević.

[1] On that occasion, Father Atanasija swore to the conspirators in the Marićevića jaruga that he would not reveal the secret of his agreement: "Brothers, it has been so many hundreds of years since all our glory was buried in the grave in Kosovo.

The holy altars of God, which adorned Serbia as flowers for our emperors and kings, are today stables for Turkish horses.

"[4][5] When the Uprising began, Atanasije swore the people's leaders to mutual harmony and loyalty to Karađorđe.

[5] The cross with which Atanasije Antonijević blessed Karađorđe's insurgents is now located at the Museum of the First Serbian Uprising.