Original scientific paper
THE KNIGHTS OF HILARION GASPAROTTI, THE PAULIST : On the occasion of the 300th birth anniversary of Hilarion Gasparotti (1714 – 1762)
Željko Vegh
; Gradska knjižnica Zagreb
Abstract
SUMMARY
The paper is based on the presentation made by the author about Hilarion Gasparotti at the scientific conference in Samobor, held on October 25, 2012. The author presents example 1. of Czvet szveteh by the Paulist Hilarion Gasparotti that does not contain a dedication to Majka Božja Bistrička (Our Lady of Marija Bistrica), but to the Croatian knight Petar Peterdi. The book is safely kept in the Rare book collection of Zagreb's Gradska knjižnica (City library). The paper comments on Gasparotti's inscription to Peterdi in which the introduction plays an important part, where Gasparotti glorifies Croatian knights, famous in all of Europe for their courage. Several examples are given in the paper from the Czvet szveteh preachings where Gasparotti stresses the basic characteristics of Christian knights, the knights that fight wars for Christianity. Christian knights win battles because they are inspired by knights from the Bible, and their special role model is Jesus Christ, and therefore, they pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Croatian war history is reflected in many of Hilarion Gasparotti's preachings, and such Christian reflections point towards Gasparotti's own patriotism, as well as that of the Croatian Paulists.
Keywords
Paulists, Hilarion Gašparoti (Gasparotti); knights; Kajkavian preaching; Christianity; Croatian knight history
Hrčak ID:
140680
URI
Publication date:
28.11.2014.
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