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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE BIOGRAPHY OF DR. JURAJ ŽERJAVIĆ , A PARISH PRIEST IN MARIJA BISTRICA (1874-1910)
Jasna TURKALJ
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If one investigates the return of the Party of Right in the political life of Croatia (1878) it is visible that among its members the number of catholic priests had increased from the beginning of 1880’s. The election results dating from 1881, 1883 and 1884 can easily sup-port this statement. With no trouble one can notice that among the candidates of the Party of Right there were many of parish priests, as well as that many priest helped in agitation among voters during the elections. In the region of Zagorje these activities among the priest was rather popular, so the priests and chaplains propagated the program among their flock. According to the presently known data, parish priest of Marija Bistrica and sub-deacon of Stubica district dr. Juraj Žerjavić also supported the Party of Right. Although it is known in the historiography that this distinguished parish priest became active in the party only from the 1890’s, the data preserved in the State archives of Croatia together with information from the contemporary newspapers suggest that he was well known and active already from the 80’s. His engagement in the Party of Right can be followed already from 1884 when he voted for the Party’s candidate on the elections for the Croatian Parliament. Similarly, in 1886 he subscribed himself for the Party’s political newspapers Hrvatska [Croatia]. Moreover, in 1887 regime newspapers concluded that Žerjavić »became a furious follower of Ante Starčević «. This confirms that his engagement in the Party was not only supportive. By the same token, the affair in the eve of the elections of 1887, when the Party was suggested to collaborate with Khuen’s regime in exchange for 30 seats in the Parliament, shows that Žerjavić had a prominent status in the Party of Right already before 90’s.
Ključne riječi
Croatia; political history; 19 th century; The Party of Right; Juraj Žerjavić
Hrčak ID:
12060
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Datum izdavanja:
22.12.2004.
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