arn ava ▁of ▁H vos no ▁( С ве ти ▁Вар на ва ▁Х во стан ски ). ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁V oj is lav ▁N ast ić ▁in ▁Gary , ▁Indiana , ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁into ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁imm igr ants . ▁His ▁father ▁and ▁mother ▁were ▁At anas ije ▁and ▁Z ork a ▁N ast ić ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁attended ▁the ▁St . ▁S ava ▁Ser bian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁Gary , ▁Indiana ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁located ▁in ▁M err ill ville , ▁Indiana ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁V arn ava ▁was ▁bapt ized , ▁served ▁as ▁alt ar ▁boy , ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁youth ful ▁pro dig y ▁in ▁rec iting ▁Ser bian ▁fol kl ore ▁and ▁old ▁ball ads . ▁ ▁When ▁V oj is lav ▁was ▁a ▁child , ▁his ▁parents ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁hom eland . ▁V oj is lav ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Sar aje vo , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bel grade ' s ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Orth odox ▁The ology , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁he ▁taught ▁as ▁a ▁c ate ch ist ▁in ▁two ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁Sar aje vo . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁V oj is lav ▁took ▁mon astic ▁v ows ▁in ▁M ile še va ▁Mon