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FROM PRISONER OF FASCIST ITALY TO PASTOR IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK: REV. NICHOLAS FABIJANIĆ (1913–1980)
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Using several sources the author provides an overview of the life, imprisonment by Fascist Italy, and role of Krk native Rev. Nikola (Nicholas) Fabijanić (1913–1980) in the Croatian community in the United States. Following his arrival to the US in 1948 as a stateless
person, this Catholic priest served as an assistant or full pastor at various parishes of the Archdiocese of New York. Although assigned to regular American Roman Catholic parishes, he also conducted religious, social and cultural outreach efforts among the people of Krk
living in New York City. This activity provided continuity to people uprooted from Krk and assisted them along the path of integration into American society. Among these efforts was his publication in New York of the annual almanac Krčki kalendar from 1952 to 1955 and his
regular celebration of the Feast of the Pentecost which held special meaning for the cluster of immigrants from Omišalj, Krk in New York City. The publication of the annual almanac and the social gatherings he organized also served to raise funds to purchase and collect
desperately needed humanitarian assistance to help the people of Krk rebuild their lives, community and diocese in the aftermath of the devastation caused by the Second World War. With respect to the broader Croatian American community, he contributed to the Croatian
press in America, joined his fellow clergy in signing a 1954 memorandum regarding religious persecution in Yugoslavia that was delivered to US President Eisenhower and enhanced the institutional development of Croatian Americans by participating in the establishment of the Croatian Academy of America in 1953 for which he served as Vice President (1955–1956) and President (1956–1958).
Ključne riječi
Nikola (Nicholas) Fabijanić; Fascist Italy occupation; Krk immigrants; Krčki kalendar; Croatian Americans; Croatian Academy of America; Archdiocese of New York
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135386
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Datum izdavanja:
19.12.2014.
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