Most Reverend Ivan Tomko Mrnavić | |
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Bishop of Bosnia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Bosnia |
In office | 1631–1639 |
Successor | Toma Mrnavić |
Orders | |
Consecration | 23 November 1631 by Luigi Caetani |
Personal details | |
Born | 1579 |
Died | 1635 or 1637 or 1639 Republic of Venice |
Ivan Tomko Mrnavić (1579–1635 or 1637 or 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bosnia (1631–1639) [1] [2] [3] and an author of historical works. [4] He was the author of several forgeries, with the most famous being that of the Life of Justinian. [4] He also wrote a book on the Life of Saint Sava.
On 10 November 1631, Ivan Tomko Mrnavić was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Bosnia. [1] [5] [3] On 23 November 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, with Erasmo Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria, and Bartul Kačić, Bishop of Makarska, serving as co-consecrators. [5] He served as Bishop of Bosnia until his death in 1635 [3] or 1639. [5]
In 1631, Mrnavić published a pamphlet that Albanian national hero Scanderbeg was not an Albanian but rather a Serb. His claim was refuted by Frang Bardhi in his The Apology of Scanderbeg, published in Venice in 1636.
Mrnavić believed that the Illyrians were Slavs. [4] He claimed that Skanderbeg, the national hero of Albania, was of Slav origin, which prompted Frang Bardhi to write a biography on Skanderbeg published in Venice in 1636 [6] as a polemic against him, defending the Albanian identity of Skanderbeg. [7] [8]
While bishop, Marnavich was the principal co-consecrator of: [5]
His works written in Latin include:
His works written in "Illyrian" language include:
He also raised his voice to defend the Albanian identity of Scanderbeg against a Slavic Catholic priest who claimed that our national hero was a Slav.
Most Reverend Ivan Tomko Mrnavić | |
---|---|
Bishop of Bosnia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Bosnia |
In office | 1631–1639 |
Successor | Toma Mrnavić |
Orders | |
Consecration | 23 November 1631 by Luigi Caetani |
Personal details | |
Born | 1579 |
Died | 1635 or 1637 or 1639 Republic of Venice |
Ivan Tomko Mrnavić (1579–1635 or 1637 or 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bosnia (1631–1639) [1] [2] [3] and an author of historical works. [4] He was the author of several forgeries, with the most famous being that of the Life of Justinian. [4] He also wrote a book on the Life of Saint Sava.
On 10 November 1631, Ivan Tomko Mrnavić was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Bosnia. [1] [5] [3] On 23 November 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, with Erasmo Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria, and Bartul Kačić, Bishop of Makarska, serving as co-consecrators. [5] He served as Bishop of Bosnia until his death in 1635 [3] or 1639. [5]
In 1631, Mrnavić published a pamphlet that Albanian national hero Scanderbeg was not an Albanian but rather a Serb. His claim was refuted by Frang Bardhi in his The Apology of Scanderbeg, published in Venice in 1636.
Mrnavić believed that the Illyrians were Slavs. [4] He claimed that Skanderbeg, the national hero of Albania, was of Slav origin, which prompted Frang Bardhi to write a biography on Skanderbeg published in Venice in 1636 [6] as a polemic against him, defending the Albanian identity of Skanderbeg. [7] [8]
While bishop, Marnavich was the principal co-consecrator of: [5]
His works written in Latin include:
His works written in "Illyrian" language include:
He also raised his voice to defend the Albanian identity of Scanderbeg against a Slavic Catholic priest who claimed that our national hero was a Slav.