Juraj (Giorgio) Dobrila (March 16th, 1812 — January 13th, 1882) was a notable bishop and benefactor from Istria. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about a geographical region bordering the Adriatic Sea
Dobrila was born in a Croat family in the village of Veli Ježenj, Tinjanština region of middle Istria, which was then part of the Illyrian provinces and shortly thereafter the Habsburg monarchy (now in Croatia). Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries This article is about a geographical region bordering the Adriatic Sea The Illyrian Provinces (Provinces illyriennes Ilirske province Ilirske pokrajne Province Illiriche were lands on the north and east coasts of the Adriatic Sea which were Habsburg Monarchy (alternatively Habsburg Empire) refers to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between His above-average intelligence let him engage a German elemetary school in Tinjan and Pazin and then a gymnasium in Gorizia and Karlovac where he also attended a seminary. Tinjan (Antignana is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. Pazin ( Italian: Pisino, German: Mitterburg) is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 4986 (2001 total municipality population A gymnasium (pronounced with ɡ- in several languages is a type of school providing Secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar Gorizia (Gurize Gorica Görz is a town in northeastern Italy, at the foot of the Alps and bordering Slovenia. Karlovac (( Slovene: Karlovec, German: Karlstadt or Carlstadt, Hungarian: Károlyváros) is a city and municipality A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students
He became a priest in 1837 and took duty 1837 - 1838 in Munama and Hrusici. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common From 1839 he studied theology at Augustineum in Vienna and finished in 1842. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common After his studies, he became a chaplain in Trieste, a German enlighter and a principal of a girl-school. A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to
From 1857 to 1875 he was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Parenzo e Pola - Poreč i Pula region and from 1875 until his death he was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria - Trst in Koper region. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight
Dobrila studied with and was a friend of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, the greatest Croatian bishop and benefactor of the 19th century. Josip Juraj Strossmayer (also Joseph Georg Strossmayer; February 4, 1815 &ndash May 8, 1905) was a Roman Catholic He was a vocal supporter of the Croat and Slovene population in Istria, which was the majority there, but culturally and politically dominated by Italians from the coastal towns. Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging
During the Revolutions of 1848, Dobrila became a member of the Slavjansko društvo ("Slavic society") in Trieste. The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European He supported the introduction of the Slavic languages into schools and public life, funded children who wanted to attend schools in the Croatian part of the monarchy (in Rijeka and Kastav) and encouraged the peasants in Istria, mostly composed of Slavic people, to read books in their native language and avoid being abused by their mostly Italian lords. Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is Kastav (Castua is a small historical Croatian town located about 10 km northwest of Rijeka and about 5 km northeast of Opatija in A peasant is an agricultural worker who subsists by working a small plot of ground
Dobrila printed the prayer book Oče, budi volja tvoja in Croatian in 1854, and supported the publishing of the first Croatian newspaper in Istria Naša sloga in 1870. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He also published a collection of folk tales and proverbs Različno cvijeće. History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological His second prayer book Mladi Bogoljub was published in 1889. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
He was a member of the Regional Council of Poreč since its founding in 1861 and the representative of the Council in the Parliament in Vienna until 1867. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He was also a participant of the First Vatican Council (1870) where he supported bishop Strossmayer's views on the future of the Church. The First Vatican Council was summoned by Pope Pius IX by the bull Pastor Aeternus of June 29, 1868.
Dobrila donated his whole estate to charity post mortem. His picture appears on the 10 kuna banknote. The kuna is the Currency of Croatia ( ISO 4217 code HRK) The word "kuna" means " Marten " in Croatian Two high schools are named after Dobrila, one in Pazin and one in Pula. Pazin ( Italian: Pisino, German: Mitterburg) is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 4986 (2001 total municipality population Pula (Pietas Iulia Pulj Istriot Pula; Pola is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria The University of Pola - Pula is called in his honour Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.
External links
- Juraj (Giorgio) Dobrila by istrianet.org
- Juraj Dobrila at the "Juraj Dobrila gymnasium and vocational school", Pazin
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