Nomokanon of St. Sava concerning murder in the war

The paper deals with understanding of murder in the war in Nomokanon of St. Sava, original and unique nomocanon in the Orthodox world, different from all those previously known, which is prepared by Saint Sava on the basis of the Byzantine nomocanon and who put inside of it over one hundred canonical and Byzantine legal documents, translated into serbian-slovene language. Murder in the war in Nomokanon of Saint Sava is considered wilful, intentional murder or premeditated murder. It is interesting and significant that Saint Sava in Nomokanon omits attitude of St. Athanasius the Great, who claims that is not allowed to kill, but that it is legal and deserved to be decorated to kill enemies in war, so that is why those who stand in the war were highly honored and devoted monuments, which describe their glorious deeds. St. Sava introduce and points out attitude of St. Vasilije the Great, according to which the soldier who kill in the war for holy truth and real Christian Faith, is not allowed to receive Holy Communion for three years. Thus, as well for those who killed in war in the name of their deep belief and holy truth, and whose hands are unclean, epitimija - prohibition of the Holy Eucharist is recommended for three years because of their unclean hands. Priests, if they kill, whether in war or not, are to be degradated. With judgement that the murder in war is deliberate, that is intentional murder and that it means a sin to be followed by certain epitimija still does not mean that the Church absolutely denies war as such, and participation in the war. It just confirms how much the war is tragic situation for Christians, but situation that they can not reject, avoid, and pretend that they do not see it. The obligation of Christians is to participate in the war with high ideals of love, justice, duty and service if there is the need, but bravely and ready for all related consequences. In this difficult dilemma, which leaves them without a moral way-out with 'clean hands', but where they are forced to consciously acceptance of injustice, and acceptance of not only burden of death but also burden of murder. Insisting on a three-year epitimija demonstrate a care that Christians should not lose awareness of the fact that they (if they) killed a man, regardless of the circumstances of war, and due to that a certain period is necessary, at least three years, of repentance and abstinence from communion. U radu se obradjuje shvatanje ubistva u ratu u Nomokanonu