Review article

THE LIBRARY OF SEMINARY IN SENJ

Fila Bekavac - Lokmer ; Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

The library of the theological seminary and of the High theological school was most probably established at the same time as the registry institutions. In 1806, the seminary and High theological school started with work; the High school, established by Bishop Ivan Krstitelj Ježić in 1804, was operating, with short breaks (1919- 1933), for a century and a half as the only one in the North Adriatic till 1940. The institution was located in the building of the old Franciscan monastery. The building was renewed in 1816 after the fire of 1810, when the archive and the library were destroyed. Bishop Dr. Antun Maurović had the building completely renewed by the end of XIX century. Bishop Dr. Viktor Burić closed the institution in 1940. In the II World War during bombing of the town, the building, furniture and the library were ruined. After 1945 the building of the Seminary was nationalized, and since then it has been used to locate municipal authorities and catering necessities. The inventory and the library were moved to an inadequate warehouse, and the deterioration continued. By arrangement of the clerical home, room was provided for libraries that belong to different institutions of dioceses. The remaining books from the former Library of Senj seminary were placed in the new Library of Senj and Modruša in Sacral heritage of Senj. Today we can talk about this library on the basis of four inventory books that served as catalogues too. The Library had around 5.000 titles/volumes. It mainly consisted of theological, legal, historical and linguistic literature of older period, and later it contained literature of more modern social and natural sciences. Documents are in various languages, and the Croatian language prevails in recent times. The golden time of the Library was form the middle till the end of XIX century, i.e. when it was closed down in 1919. Today this material, though not completely saved, is a monument of time and an effort not just to educate priests, intellectuals but also to keep the national identity. Thus, it is necessary to elaborate and put it at the disposal of the potential users.

Keywords

Library; Theological seminary; Senj

Hrčak ID:

220462

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/220462

Publication date:

3.12.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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