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When Basil returned in 1638, he was elected and consecrated Metropolitan of Western Herzegovina, against his will. As a hierarch, he first lived in the Tvrdoš Monastery, from which he, as a good shepherd, strengthened his flock in the Orthodox Faith, protecting them from the cruelty of the Turks and the cunning ways of the Latins. When Basil was exceedingly pressed by his enemies and when Tvrdoš was destroyed by the Turks, he moved to [[OstrogMonastery|Ostrog]], accompanied by thirty monks, where he continued to live an austere ascetical life, protecting his flock by his ceaseless and fervent [[prayer]]. [[Patriarch]] [[Gabriel I of Pec|Gavrilo I]] appointed Basil Metropolitan of Eastern Herzegovina on [[November 27]], 1651. He died peacefully in the Lord on [[April 29]], 1671, leaving behind his incorruptible [[relics]], which are still uncorrupted and miracle-working to the present day. The [[miracle]]s at the grave of St. Basil are without number. Christians and Muslims alike come before his relics and find healing of their most grave illnesses and afflictions. A great people's assembly (pilgrimage) occurs there annually on the Feast of [[Pentecost]].