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MAKSIMILIJAN VRHOVAC AND MASONRY IN THE EIGHTEEN CENTURY
Josipa DRAGIČEVIĆ
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Because of his comprehensive work in the realms of the Croatian culture, politics, economy, and especially Church life, Maksimilijan Vrhovac (1752-1827) undoubtedly was one of the most prominent persons in Croatia at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of
the nineteenth century. Still, his activities and its historical evaluation for a long time were »clouded« by the statement that Vrhovac was a Mason, since as a bishop he simply could not be a member of the organization that was strictly prohibited by the Catholic Church.
Thus, in the respect of this statement, historiography doubted rightness of Vrhovac’s motives and his activities. However, some new investigations of the Masonry in the Habsburg Monarchy, managed to explain reasons why Vrhovac supported this organization, and
new findings of Josip Kolanović undoubtedly confirm the fact that Vrhovac was a member of Masonic Lodge. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to reveal relations between the ideas of the Masonry, Josephinism and Vrhovac’s activities.
Ključne riječi
Maksimilijan Vrhovac; Masonry; Josephinism; Ivan Drašković; Emperor Joseph II
Hrčak ID:
69892
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Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2010.
Posjeta: 4.370 *