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/ Franjo Glavinić (1585-1652), whose Christian name was Ivan
(Giovanni), was born in Kanfanar, Istria. His parents were part of a large
family of noblemen who, fleeing the Turks, came to Istria from Glamoč in the Bosnian
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Franciscan monk, born in Kanfanar |
| Glavinich learned to read and write in his father's house. When he was 14, he
entered the Franciscan monastery in Trsat and in 1600 he became
a friar, changing his name from Ivan to
Franjo (Giovanni to Francesco). He
described his further life: "I went to lower school classes ( Humanita) in
Ljubljana, I studied Logic in Cremona, Philosophy in Piacenza, Theology in
Bologna and after that I became a lector and general preacher. In 1610, I
returned to the province of Bosna, Croatia. Ending his studies in 1610, he was elected by the Capitol of Trsat to be Provincial of Croatian Bosnia (1610-1613). He was re-elected in Trsat and continued this duty from 1616-1619. For the third time he was elected by the Capitol of Ljubljana. From 1613 to 1616 he was the Guardian of Trsat and from 1622 to 1626 a member of the Provincial Council in Trsat. All this time he prepared and printed Glagolitic missals . As he wished to purchase a printing-office for Rijeka, he often travelled to Vienna. In 1621, with the help of Cardinal Borghese of Graz and the Emperor Ferdinand II, he managed to transfer to Rijeka a printing press with glagolitic and cirillic fonts, confiscated from the protestants. Alas, in 1626 the Emperor gave it to the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith in Rome.. In 1626. he lived in the general Franciscan Capitol in Spain. Returning from Spain he brought a lot of books for Trsat's library, wishing to expand the intellectual views of his compatriots. After his return from Spain, he lived in the monastery of St. Leonard near Samobor. In this quiet atmosphere he was preparing for printing his books in the Croatian language. At some point, he discovered a very old and important script from 1288 which mentions Stipan from old Dubrovnik, Bishop of Modrus, written in the Glagolitic Script. Old Dubrovnik was a town that existed in Middle Bosnia, north of Sarajevo, that was founded by merchants from the famous city of Dubrovnik, and destroyed with the arrival of Turks. We suppose that in 1629 he returned to Trsat because he described very realistically the fire which had destroyed, in this same year, the monastery, the library and the records office. Later he lived in Trsat as an ordinary priest. From 1632 to 1639 he was the guardian in Trsat and custodian of the Mother of Grace sanctuary. From 1639 to 1642 Glavinich was the guardian on the Holy Mountain by Gorica. Returning again to Trsat and till his death in December 6, 1652, he remained the guardian and custodian of the sanctuary. In this period he was also nominated bishop of Senj, but because of his personal and monastic modesty, he refused it. Franjo Glavinich never wrote about his title of Doctor of Theology, so it is not certain that he really had this title.
[this liist may be expanded] He discovered very old and important monument from 1288 which mentions Stipan from old Dubrovnik, Bishop of Modrus, written in the Glagolitic Script. Here Old Dubrovnik is a town which existed in Middle Bosnia, north of Sarajevo, founded by merchants from the famous Dubrovnik, and destroyed with the arrival of Turks. Sources:
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The page compliments of Marisa Ciceran
Created: Saturday, September 29, 2007; Updated:
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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Glavinich wrote several important books, among which are