He was murdered in the Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia which took place during the Second World War.

Persecution of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia began almost immediately after the invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by Nazi Germany.

The monks who had the opportunity to flee, most often fled to either Serbia (from Croatia) or to Montenegro (from Dalmatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina), and those who were caught were sent to internment camps at Jasenovac or killed on the way.

Today the Serbian Orthodox Church venerates him as a martyr and saint on 3 September.

It is significant to mention that Rafailo donated all his gain to the building of Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade, the work of which had started before World War II.