IZVJEŠTAJ O ARHEOLOŠKOM NADZORU NA PAVLINSKOM TRGU U SENJU (STUDENI 2019. – LIPANJ 2020.)

Author(s): Blaženka Ljubović / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 1/2021

The archaeological supervision of the construction works on Pavlinski trg (Pauline Square) in Senj was carried out by Senj Town Museum. The specialist leader of the supervision concerned was Blaženka Ljubović, MSc. Education (History) and MSc. Archaeology, along with the conservation supervision of Vinko Madiraca, BSc. an archaeologist from the Conservation Department in Gospić. The mentioned construction works were carried out in the period from November 2019 to the end of June 2020. In the past, according to historical sources, Pavlinski trg in Senj was the location of a Dominican and then Pauline monastery with the Church of St Nicholas, which due to its state of disrepair was demolished in 1874 with part of the city wall in the area of the old sea gate. The subject of this paper is the archaeological supervision of the protection of the Pavlinski trg site (the area of the former Pauline Church of St Nicholas and the monastery in Senj) during the construction works of the landscaping of the square. Supervision was carried out in order to collect all the relevant information about the cultural strata and archaeological finds, especially because during earlier archaeological research archaeological material (grave finds) was documented from certain historical periods of the church-monastery complex, as well as immovable architectural structure, archaeologically interesting, at certain depths from the level of the pavement of Pavlinski trg. The aim of the archaeological supervision was to determine the dimensions of the church and monastery and to protect any possible graves inside the church from possible destruction.

SARKOFAG MAGDALENE BUDRIŠIĆ – MIT ILI POVIJESNO UTEMELJENA ISTINA

Author(s): Natalia Beg / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 1/2021

The sarcophagus located in the Kampor monastery on the island of Rab is always mentioned in the literature as the sarcophagus in which, according to tradition, princess Magdalena Budrišić of Modruš was buried. This paper attempts to answer the question of where the myth of the sarcophagus of Magdalena Budrišić comes from. By studying the literary source about her life, which is the main source of the claim that Magdalena was interred in it, and the stylistic and iconographic analysis of the sarcophagus, an attempt is made to determine the basis of the claim. Along with this, the text tries to confirm or refute the previous dates, the iconographic determinations of the depicted characters and the influences that can be discerned on the sarcophagus. As a more precise dating of the sarcophagus, possible sources of iconographic motifs and analogies are presented as a proposition. Its other possible original location and the circumstances of its removal to the Kampor monastery are also presented.

IZAZOVI I MOGUĆNOSTI POPULARIZACIJE LOKALNE POVIJESTI – PRIMJER RANONOVOVJEKOVNE VOJNOKRAJIŠKE I SENJSKE POVIJESTI

Author(s): Karlo Rukavina,Filip Šimunjak / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 1/2021

In today’s digital world, marked by globalisation and the rapid transfer of information over extraordinary distances, the social and public position of historiography - which has found itself in unprecedented new conditions - has been brought into question, particularly when it comes to the challenges of the popularisation of history. Within the series of questions that the popularisation of history raises, it is possible to separate a smaller part that interests us here – local history and its presentation. In this paper will be presented the challenges and possibilities of the popularisation of the scientifically-based knowledge of historiography using the example of Senj’s history and the Bulwark of Europe project.

Miteinander Leben? Reformation und Konfession im Fürstbistum Osnabrück 1500 bis 1700, hrsg. Susanne Tauss, Ulrich Winzer

Author(s): Sławomir Kościelak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2020

Review of: Sławomir Kościelak - Miteinander Leben? Reformation und Konfession im Fürstbistum Osnabrück 1500 bis 1700, hrsg. Susanne Tauss, Ulrich Winzer, Münster–New York 2017, Waxmann Verlag (Kulturregion Osnabrück Band, Bd. 31), ss. 417

Reformacja w Krakowie (XVI–XVII wiek). Materiały z sesji naukowej 6 maja 2017 roku, red. Zdzisław Noga

Author(s): Henryk Gmiterek / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2020

Review of: Henryk Gmiterek - Reformacja w Krakowie (XVI–XVII wiek). Materiały z sesji naukowej 6 maja 2017 roku, red. Zdzisław Noga, Kraków 2018, Towarzystwo Miłośników Historii i Zabytków Krakowa (Kraków w Dziejach Narodu, t. 37), ss. 183, [3]

Солунската българска мъжка гимназия „Св. Св. Кирил и Методий“ – гордостта на екзархийската образователна система

Author(s): Yura Konstantinova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2020

The Saints Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian High School in Ottoman Salonica (contemporary Thessaloniki) was the foundation from which the education in the Bulgarian Exarchate in the Ottoman Empire drew strength. It offered pedagogical courses (1887 – 1896) and trade courses (from 1899 onwards), which developed into a trade department that span off as an independent trade high school in 1908. The teachers at the Salonica High School were undoubtedly the best staff of the Bulgarian education at the time, outstanding individuals, prominent in the social and political life, professing different ideas and finding it hard to obey authority. Over the 30 years of its existence the Salonica Boys’ High School experienced glorious moments and decline, riots and scandals, internal fights and transformations, but it remained the most well-known Bulgarian educational institution in Ottoman Macedonia.

The Bulgarian Boys’ High School ‘Sts. Cyril and Methodius’ in Salonica – the pride of the Bulgarian Exarchate’s educational system

Author(s): Yura Konstantinova / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2020

The Saints Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian High School in Ottoman Salonica (contemporary Thessaloniki) was the foundation from which the education in the Bulgarian Exarchate in the Ottoman Empire drew strength. It offered pedagogical courses (1887 – 1896) and trade courses (from 1899 onwards), which developed into a trade department that span off as an independent trade high school in 1908. The teachers at the Salonica High School were undoubtedly the best staff of the Bulgarian education at the time, outstanding individuals, prominent in the social and political life, professing different ideas and finding it hard to obey authority. Over the 30 years of its existence the Salonica Boys’ High School experienced glorious moments and decline, riots and scandals, internal fights and transformations, but it remained the most well-known Bulgarian educational institution in Ottoman Macedonia.

Integrierte Wohnungslosenhilfeangebote am Beispiel vom Katholischen Männerfürsorge Verein (KMFV e.V.) in München

Author(s): Małgorzata Michling / Language(s): German Issue: 07/2017

Der Artikel verschaffte einen kurzen Überblick über das System der Wohnungslosenhilfe in München und über Wohnungslosenhilfeangebote am Beispiel vom Katholischen Männerfürsorgeverein München e.V. (KMFV e.V.), der im Jahr 1950 vom Stadtpfarrprediger Adolf Mathes (Bunkerpfarrer) gegründet wurde. Dabei geht es auch um Vielfältigkeit des Vereins bezüglich auf: die formale Organisation der Wohnungslosenhilfe, die Tradition des KMFV e.V., die Förderung von wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen, die Vernetzung der Hilfe mit anderen Versorgungssystemen sowie den politischen Willen, die städtische Wohnungslosenhilfe im Verbund mit der freien Wohlfahrtspflege zu gestalten. Der Leser soll sich zuerst einen kleinen Überblick über die Wohnungslosenzahlen in Deutschland, in Bayern und in München, über die Wohnungslosenforschung/Theorien der Wohnungslosigkeit sowie über die Ursachen der Wohnungslosigkeit, sowie den Einstieg in die Wohnungslosigkeit zu verschaffen. Danach werden die Hilfeangebote für die Wohnungslosen der diversen Träger (auch vom KMFV e.V.) in: München und Umgebung sowie die Herausforderung an die Sozialarbeit erläutern. Basierend auf Literaturrecherche und den jahrelangen Erfahrungen der Autorin als Sozialarbeiterin der Wohnungslosenhilfe zeigt der Artikel die Wichtigkeit und Berechtigung den Wohnungslosen in München eine adäquate Bleibe anzubieten.

Сведения за Солунската българска мъжка гимназия „Св. Св. Кирил и Методий“ в руските архиви (втората половина на ХІХ век)

Author(s): Tina Georgieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2020

The article analyses the information on the Bulgarian Boys’ High School ‘Sts. Cyril and Methodius’ in Salonica (Thessaloniki) which the author has found in the Russian state archives, mainly in the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire and the State Archive of the Russian Federation. It presents types of documents that refer to different aspects of the activities of the school or the participation of Russian diplomacy in it. The study analyzes the information about the educational activities of the Bulgarian community in Salonica, sent to the Asian Department, as well as the attitude of the Russian diplomatic representatives to the Bulgarian high school in Salonica.

Светлопис за Илинден (3). Фотографии, заснети по време на Илинденското въстание (1903 г.) и използвани от Фредерик Мур за илюстрирането на книгата му „Балканската следа“ (1906 г.)

Author(s): Petar Kardzhilov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2020

In 1906, the American journalist Frederick Moore, who worked for English illustrated periodicals, published his book The Balkan Trail.It is the result of his travels in the Balkans in 1903. The book is illustrated with 62 photographs, most of them taken by the author in Macedonia and in the border areas of the Principality of Bulgaria during the Ilinden Uprising. Moore gave fascinating pictorial descriptions of the areas he visited, accompanied by colourful portraits of local representatives. The author’s account, his illustrations and the explanations to them are not only fascinating, but also a definite testimony to the Bulgarian character of the Slavic population of the region of Macedonia and the liberation struggle led by it.

Петър Китанов от с. Лешко (1875 – 1912) – един бележит възпитаник на Солунската българска мъжка гимназия

Author(s): Elena Chalganova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2020

The article is dedicated to the voivode of VMORO Petar Kitanov,born in the village of Leshko, Gorna Dzhumaya region, a graduate of the Bulgarian Boys’ High School in Salonica. Despite the fact that the information about this fragment from the biography of that public figure is relatively scarce, his place in the history of the national liberation movement is tangible. In this sense, his name should be more thoroughly popularized among our cultural and, in principle, among the entire Bulgarian public.

Реч на Божил Райнов „Спомени от учителстването ми с Трайча в Солун през учебната 1882 – 1883 г.“, писана по повод 25-годишнината от смъртта на Трайко Китанчев

Author(s): Mihaela Vasileva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2020

The one hundred and fourty years of history of the Bulgarian Boys’High School (gymnasium) in Salonica is connected with a generation of famous Bulgarians, educators and revolutionaries. One of the brightest personalities is undoubtedly Bozhil Raynov - the first principal of the school, who laid the foundation for the future achievements of this cultural and educational centre. He was appointed teacher and director of the first Bulgarian high school in Macedonia in 1881 by the Exarchate. Bozhil Raynov left detailed information about the first two years of his key presence in Salonica (Thessaloniki) and the difficulties in establishing the new school. Bozhil Raynov delivered as peech “Memories of my teaching with Traycho in Salonica during the school year 1882 – 1883” on September 12, 1920 at the Military Club in Sofia, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the death of Trayko Kitanchev – teacher of geography, of general history and literature and a close friend of the first headmaster of the high school. In 1980, the speech, which was found within Bozhil Raynov’s manuscripts and was retyped by his son, was donated to Blagoevgrad Regional Historical Museum. Its full text is published for the first time in this publication.

Предговор

Author(s): Naoum Kaychev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2020

KNJIŽNICA FRANJEVAČKOG SAMOSTANA U SINJU

Author(s): Iva Kolak / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 46/2020

The aim of this paper is to present the Library of the Franciscan Monastery in Sinj as yet another cultural heritage institution which not only represents the heritage value of the Franciscan Monastery in Sinj, the town of Sinj and the Cetina River region, but also the wider Croatian public. The paper analyses the needs and the circumstances in which the library was established and developed, the reasons behind the development and the impact it has had on the region. Was the only purpose of the library to provide support to pastoral and liturgical activities? The library is the part of a large group of heritage institutions throughout the Republic of Croatia where valuable library material, incunabula, manuscripts and the latest book editions are kept. These institutions face the same issues and challenges as many other libraries of the same type. The monastery library holds diverse library material. It is home to over eighty thousand books, a collection of incunabula, around four hundred and fifty periodical publications, the Croatica Collection, music collections, maps and atlases which are mostly used for educational purposes as well as a large number of manuscripts and archive material. The overview of the history of inception and establishment of the library in 1687 and the connection with the monastery is based on written sources about the library and those found in the library, on the examination of in-situ material (in-house material) as well as on the information that the late friar Josip Ante Soldo, a long-time librarian, and friar Mirko Marić, the current manager of the library, obtained by word-of-mouth. The lack of storage space, which is indeed below the prescribed standards valid in the 20th century, required the material (mostly books) to be stored in boxes which made the numerous material unavailable. Individual Franciscan monks are responsible for the preservation of the rich library holdings for three centuries because they took care of the library and procured the material depending on the circumstances and needs. Thus, they have contributed to the preservation of the partly damaged but valuable library heritage to this day. The Franciscan monks of Sinj played an important role in the development of culture and education in Sinj and the Cetina River region. During the Croatian National Revival, in 1854, they opened the first grammar school in Croatian language in Dalmatia. In 1867, together with other supporters of the Revival movement, they opened the Public Reading Room of Cetina Region within the premises of the monastery which had no connection to the monastery library. The literature which deals with the history and the material of the Library of the Franciscan Monastery in Sinj is scarce. The largest number of data was collected upon the examination of the holdings, various book indexes, catalogues and manuscripts kept in the library.

TURIZAM U SPLITU KRAJEM 19. I POČETKOM 20. STOLJEĆA

Author(s): Jasenka Kranjčević / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 46/2020

The development of technology, favourable climate, attractive coastline, rich cultural heritage and other factors encouraged the development of tourism on both the eastern Adriatic coast and in Split in the mid-nineteenth century. Certainly, the main precondition for the development of tourism was the establishment of a permanent maritime and railway line as well as other technical infrastructure. In the previous research into Split, those related to a comprehensive view of the development of tourism and the tourist offer in the City at the turn of the 20th century were omitted. The paper is based on research of Croatian, German, Italian and English resources, i.e. magazines, books, tourist guides and advertisements of individual destinations or catering facilities. In the late 19th century, Split became one of the main tourist destinations on the eastern coast of the Adriatic, and thus one of the most described tourist destinations in guides, travelogues and advertisements. Since Split was not declared a health resort, a large number of visits to Split and its surroundings were related to business and only a smaller part to vacations or medical travels. It is evident from various data, such as magazines and books, that the tourist traffic in Split grew unstoppably from the last decade of the 19th century until the Great War. The port of Split, the attractive area and the tourist offer contributed to this. It is interesting that higher tourist traffic was registered in Split than in Dubrovnik before the Great War. Foreigners or tourists came to Split from all over the world, and most of them came from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The majority of tourists would arrive by sea. The tourist offer in Split did not exclusively include accommodation, restaurants or bathing areas, but was also related to both cultural (tour of architectural heritage, theatre, etc.) and natural attractions (Marjan, Mosor). Despite the great tourist potential, Split was burdened with numerous problems, such as insufficient understanding of the essence of tourism, education of the workforce, business ownership, poor promotion et al.

PISMA IVE VOJNOVIĆA IZ OSOBNOG ARHIVSKOG FONDA ANTE TRESIĆA PAVIČIĆA

Author(s): Hania Mladineo Mika / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 46/2020

The Vojnović family originated in Popovo Polje in Herzegovina. According to some historical sources, Prince Jovan Vujov Vojnović moved to Herceg Novi in around 1690, which was then under the Venetian rule. In the 1770s, Venice recognized the families of noble origin, as well as their coats of arms, and awarded them the title of prince. It was due to this exact recognition, which was also confirmed by Austria, that the family members used the title of the Užice Princes, since the city of Užice was in the possession of the Vojnović family. The Vojnovićs were prominent naval officers, lawyers, politicians and writers. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, a significant mark in the political and cultural sphere was made by Konstantin Vojnović and his two sons, Ivo and Lujo. Ivo Vojnović was born in Dubrovnik on October 9, 1856. He attended the classical grammar school in Split and Zagreb, where he graduated in 1875, and then received his doctorate in law in 1879. In the period from 1883 to September 1903, he worked as a bailiff at the District Court in Križevci, then he was the court reporter at the Governorship in Zadar. He also served as a commissary at the Dubrovnik District Authority, an administrator at the Supetar District Authority and, finally, a secretary at the Zadar Governorship. In the period October 1903 – spring 1907, he once again held the position of a district administrator, but due to an accounting scandal, he was dismissed from the civil service without the right to a pension. In the same year, on June 13, he was appointed playwright of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. In 1911, as he failed to renew his contract with Vladimir Treščec-Branjski, who was a theatre manager then, I. Vojnović decided to become a professional writer. The sudden death of his sister Katica in 1928 caused him severe emotional distress. As he had been seriously ill prior to her death, he decided to spend a certain amount of time at Zagreb sanatorium. Since the prospects of his recovery were rather slim, he accepted the invitation of the noble family Gavrilović Glučić to be a guest in their villa on the Topčidar Hill. He was soon admitted for the treatment at the sanatorium of Dr Zivković in 57 Krunska Street in Belgrade. He died there on August 30, 1929. He appeared in literature as early as 1880, when August Šenoa, then editor of Vijenac, published his short story Geranium. This was followed by the publication of a short story and a novel – Perom i olovkom and Ksanta. His debut play Psyche in 1889 marked a turning point in both the Croatian theatre and literature and provided him with the attribute of the pioneer of modern drama who managed to introduce Croatian dramaturgy into then current trends of the European drama production. In the personal archives of Ante Tresić Pavičić (Vrbanj on Hvar 1869 - Split 1949), which is kept in the State Archives in Split, there is correspondence containing a total of 937 letters; there are 6 postcards, 2 business cards, 1 telegram and 22 letters by Ivo Vojnović covering the period from 1907 to 1912. The letters had a private character, although some were written on the headed notepaper that belonged to the management of the Croatian theatre in Zagreb. In those letters, Vojnović presented and described various events and in connection with them his thoughts, feelings and hopes. He often inserted proverbs in Italian, French and German. In the letters, Vojnović addressed Ante Tresić Pavičić with: dear doctor, dear Tresić, dear friend, my dear friend. He ended them in the following manner: with the most cordial greetings, trust your loyal friend, greetings from yours, from the bottom of my heart, your loyal friend, may God follow you on your path, hugging you I remain yours, etc. According to their content, the letters are divided into five categories: 1 District administrator in Supetar (1907) 2 Playwright at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and dismissal (1908 / 1910; specified year n/a) 3 Playwright at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (1908 /1910) 4 Dismissal from the civil service (1908 / 1910; specified date and year n/a) 5 Professional writer (1912) Although there is a large number of critical reviews of Ivo Vojnović’s literary work, little is known of his emotional state and life that ensued when he, at the age of fifty-two and after twenty-five years of respectable literary career, was dismissed without the right to a pension, due to an accounting scandal. Therefore, the letters to Ante Tresić Pavičić, who was a representative at the Imperial Council and the only true friend, represent an invaluable source of information about both Ivo Vojnović and the environment in which this acclaimed artist lived and worked.

ODJECI SARAJEVSKOG ATENTATA U SPLITSKIM NOVINAMA „NAŠE JEDINSTVO“ I „DAN“

Author(s): Ivo Uglešić / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 46/2020

The paper addresses the foundation of the two local newspapers – Naše jedinstvo and Dan in light of the political turmoil in Dalmatia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The significance of the newspaper as the most important political media is highlighted. The paper also analyses the political situation in Bosnia before the Sarajevo incident. The contents of newspaper articles dedicated to the incident are provided as well as the descriptions of the circumstances and reactions surrounding the incident and information about the anti-Serb demonstrations in a number of Bosnian and Dalmatian cities.

SPLITSKI GRADONAČELNIK MIHOVIL KARGOTIĆ

Author(s): Stanko Piplović / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 46/2020

Following the Great War, ten mayors were appointed in Split, the city in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, then in the Kingdom of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and, finally, in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The first mayor was Ivo Tartaglia, and the last one was Josip Brkić. Mihovil Kargotić was in office in the period 1933-1938. Kargotić was born on June 11, 1891 in Imotski. His father, Lujo, was a public notary at the time. After a few years, the family, that originated in Vis, moved to Split, where Mihovil finished high school and then decided to study at technical colleges in Vienna, Brno and Prague. Just before the beginning of the First World War, he graduated in technical sciences. To avoid serving in the Austrian army, he moved to Switzerland where he spent four years in Zurich attending the technical high school there. After the war had ended, he passed the engineering exams in Paris. Since then, he had been in the permanent professional and administrative service in Split. Data on his professional work are very scarce. In the very beginning of his career, together with engineers Lovro Krstulović and Vjekoslav Ivanišević, he ran a construction company. According to some scanty information, he participated in the construction of a three-floor residential and commercial building on the north side of the central farmer market – Pazar – in Split. The family house in Firule, in Split, where he lived, may have been his creation. Even after he was elected mayor in 1933, he was active professionally for some time. He was a member of the Split branch of the Association of Yugoslav Engineers and Architects. Kargotić was the mayor of Split until May 19, 1938. Then, Mirko Buić was elected. His tenure took place in very complex economic and political circumstances around the world. The state was under the dictatorship rule that was formally abolished in 1931. However, only the regime national party was allowed to operate. After the assassination of King Alexander in 1934, they were allowed to work, so new elections were called the following year. Thus, the dictatorship really ended and the so-called compromise government was established. During all that time, Split was part of the Littoral Banovina with Josip Jablanović as its governor - ban. The situation was chaotic. When Kargotić took office, Split had almost 40,000 inhabitants. He regularly attended and chaired city council sessions. He participated in discussions and informed members on specific issues. He was, at the same time, the director of the municipal electric companies authority. His daily responsibilities were numerous and varied. He participated in events during frequent visits to foreign warships, French, English, Romanian and Turkish. He attended receptions and meetings with state and foreign dignitaries. Since Kargotić was a prominent construction expert, he was actively involved in urban planning. He was a member of both the Chamber of Engineers and the Society of Engineers. He was a member of the tender committee appointed to select the best solution for the construction of the Orthodox church in 1935. He participated in resolving the issue of the construction of the Banovina building, which was the subject of fierce controversy in public. While Kargotić was in office, several important public buildings were built in addition to the private ones. Investors were different. The main one was the state which, over a number of years, invested in several construction projects: the infectious disease ward of the new hospital in Firule (1933), the employment office building in Zrinjsko-frankopanska street (1935), public and customs warehouses in the port and the post office building in Pistura (1938). In order to accelerate the construction process and secure funds, Kargotić went to Belgrade on several occasions to negotiate with ministers. At the time, the Governor’s Palace on the West Coast was under construction as well as other significant projects, such as the expansion of the Dominican monastery in the central farmer market, the construction of both an Orthodox church and a new church of Our Lady of Health in Dobri. In 1938, an unexpected turnaround occurred. On May 18, Kargotić handed in his notice. The true reasons were never revealed to the public. All Kargotić stated was that the amount of time he had worked for the city was quite enough. On May 19, at his own initiative, the City Council held a meeting, which was also attended by Vice President Duje Ivanišević. Kargotić informed them that he had resigned. He thanked them for their joint action and recommended that they appointed the new president. However, the councilors showed solidarity: they all resigned, except Peter Luger. The next day, Duje Ivanišević submitted his resignation to the governor. The participants of the meeting did not give any explanations about the reasons to the journalists. The reasons may have been very serious. Councilors Andrija Zelić from Solin, Luka Draganja and Ante Plosnić from Stobreč also resigned. The Governor - Ban accepted the resignation. The news provoked lively comments in the city, especially about the reasons. Prospective candidates for their positions were also discussed. Information about Kargotić, after he resigned as mayor, is scarce. He was a member of the tender committee for the construction of the courthouse in 1939. 28 tenders were submitted. The results were poor. The construction of the new building did not take place then. Mihovil Kargotić survived the Second World War. He died in Split on April 7, 1987. He was buried in Vis on April 9 in the Prirovo cemetery.

GOSPIN KULT NA OTOKU VISU U SVJETLU HRVATSKE TRADICIJSKE KULTURE

Author(s): Petra Božanić / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 46/2020

Although the phenomenon of the cult of the Blessed Virgin Mary is notably present in Croatian Christian traditional and maritime culture, its affirmation on the island of Vis has remained in the shadow of other Mariological research. This paper aims to analyze the occurrence of the Marian cult on the island of Vis in the ethnological and cultural anthropological context to reconnoite the cult of Our Lady in the Vis area, including historical sources and own field notes from 2018 to 2020, which will testify to centuries-old dynamic roots of the cult of Our Lady on the island of Vis, imposing itself as an indispensable and valuable component of Croatian cultural heritage.

HAJDUČKI HARAMBAŠA ANDRIJICA ŠIMIĆ PO ČIJIM JE VRLINAMA NAZVAN HNK HAJDUK

Author(s): Marko Dragić / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 46/2020

Andrijica Šimić (Alagovac 22 November 1833 – Runovići 5 February 1905) is the most famous hajduk harambaša. Turkish oppression and injustice drove him into the ranks of hajduks in the year 1859. He was a noble and pious hajduk for twelve years. He protected and helped the poor and women. At dawn on 14 January 1871, he was betrayed by Ante Garac, in whose house he slept that night. Seven Garac’s tied him up and handed him over to the authorities. In late July of the same year, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He served the sentence in the Koper prison until 16 December 1901 when he was released by royal decree. For days, many people were waiting for him at the Split waterfront. When he arrived in Split by steamer from Koper, he was greeted and hosted by many people everywhere. He did not take revenge on his traitors. Andrijica narrated his life as a hajduk, proving to be an excellent folk narrator. He died three days after his traitor Ante Garac. He rests in the cemetery in Runovići, and his curse came true. Andrijica Šimić’s legs are over Ante Garac’s head. Six years after the death of Andrijica Šimić, a Croatian football club (HNK) was founded, which was named Hajduk because of Šimić’s virtues.