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J. J. STROSSMAYER PROMOTOR THE EUROPEAN UNITY
Slavko SLIŠKOVIĆ
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Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer was one of the most prominent Croatian advocates of unity of European nations. His predecessors Ivan Stojković and Juraj Križanić shared the same ideas in the ecclesiastical realm. On the other hand, -Strossmayer was very well
acquainted with Panslavic concept of Vinko Pribojević, Mavro Orbini and Pavao Ritter Vitezović. Moreover, the Croatian national movement of 1848 deeply infl uenced his political views that were enhanced by the concrete historical and geo-political circumstances
of Croatia and Europe during the second half of the century.
In the Memoricd concerning importance of the convention between Russia and the Holy See (1876) Strossmaver assumed that the nature and development of European affairs were obvious: Germans, Romans and Slavs will arose and take the leadership on the continent. Furthermore, in order to establish the unity of European nations, he maintained necessity of their cultural and scientifi c equivalence. Therefore Strossmayer put lot of
effort aiming to help cultural and scientifi c improvement of Croats and other Slavs. Christian values and acknowledgment of mutual differences guided Strossmaver’s thoughts about European unity. As such, these ideas became generally acknowledged stems of the
western civilization and thus they can provide a model of future European progress.
Ključne riječi
J. J. Strosmayer; Catholic Church; Europian Christianity; Politics; Slavs
Hrčak ID:
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Datum izdavanja:
21.12.2005.
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