Review article
JURAJ SLOVINAC – THEOLOGIAN AND PROFESSOR AT THE PARIS SORBONNE UNIVERSITY
Zrinka NOVAK
Abstract
Even though Juraj Slovinac, who was Croatian medieval cleric, teacher and doctor of theology, significantly marked history of the Paris Sorbonne University, Croatian historiography does not know much about him and his life path. He studied humanities and theology in Paris, and stayed there to teach until 1402. Slovinac was a typical Croatian intellectual with the European pedigree, who mostly lived in the French surroundings, but he also did not hide his
Croatian origin, and therefore he became one of the major »backbones« of the medieval connections between France and Croatia. Two years ago Croatian audience could finally read the
Croatian translation of his most important work Le chasteau de virginité (Castle of virginity) that was originally published in two editions: Latin and French. Thus, author of this article tried, on the basis of the published sources and literature, to reconstruct Slovinac’s life path, his education and activities in Paris and Tours. Moreover, author has put a special attention to Slovinac’s most important activity regarding the promotion of Croatian culture in the West Europe, and that was presentation of the Croatian Glagolitic script in France.
Keywords
Sorbonne; Paris University; Middle Ages; Juraj Slovinac; Glagolitic script; Glagolitic-Latin abecedarium
Hrčak ID:
63671
URI
Publication date:
16.6.2010.
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