Reburial of Stefan Vuković
Their Serenities, the Consuls of Shive have unveiled a new tomb and resting place for Stefan Vuković, a Patrist missionary attributed to the expansion of Patrism outside of Veiid, creating a strong religious centre in Shive.
In contemporary times, Shive remains one of the only Patrist communities outside of Veiid, with a 11-12% Patrist population.
Born in 1639-1641 in modern day Novenad, Vuković was raised in a Veiidic-Baskayan family, traded as a slave to the Shiven armada after first contact was established in 1697. Although initially a cannon swabber, he would become popular because of his preaching, arriving in Shive after the end of the Pan-Oceanic expedition.
After the abolition of slavery in late 1698, The newly freed Vuković would help fund the first Patrist monastery in Shive, the first of its kind outside of Veiid.
Contracting an illness in the May of 1702, he succumbed to it after three weeks because his body did not have immunity.
Vuković was subsequently buried in an unmarked grave, the location of which was lost after an estimated 90% of Shive was set ablaze by counter-piracy forces in 1708.
Recent urbanization projects have uncovered his remains as well as the remains of an estimated two hundred other bodies. After verification, Vuković was buried outside the west quarter of Old City's walls. Novenadian officials were present in this reburial. In this burial, was Vuković posthumously awarded the Jidae's Cross, the highest civilian order in Shive.