Original scientific paper

BISHOP ANTUN MAHNIĆ AND CROATIAN CATHOLIC MOVEMENT

Josip Sinjeri ; prof. povijesti, hrv. jezika i književnosti, Senj, Hrvatska

Abstract

Article writes about Croatian catholic movement (HKP) from the beginning till the 1st world war. Everything starts with First Croatian catholic meeting in Zagreb in year 1900. By its conclusions Croatian catholic publishing society runs catholic newspaper Hrvatstvo in Zagreb 1904. In a meanwhile Antun Mahnić, bishop of Krk, starts with a magazine for christen philosophy called Hrvatska straža. In the same time he initiates founding student catholic magazines and societies all over the Monarchy. Later Mahnić initiates Pius society, which fruit was week newspaper Jutro. There were some struggles between the group around Hrvatstvo, who founded new political party, and the group around Jutro. The crucial year for the Movement was year 1910, when Croatian catholic peoples union established and Hrvatstvo with its party disappeared. HKP became stronger and soon was run by new leadership – Seniorat. Till the beginning of the First World War, HKP has about 5 000 members in different kinds of basic societies in cities and villages.

Keywords

Antun Mahnić; Croatian Catholic movement; Croatian Guardian; catholic press; Catholic associations

Hrčak ID:

220585

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/220585

Publication date:

3.12.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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