Jonas Jaknavičius | |
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Born | 1589 Eastern part of
Lithuania proper |
Died | |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Occupation(s) | Lithuanian chancellery worker, teacher, academician, Jesuit |
Notable work | Ewangelie polskie y litewskie |
Jonas Jaknavičius (1589 – April 11, 1668) was a Lithuanian Jesuit chancellery worker, teacher, Rector of the Kražiai College, Smolensk College, and Vilnius College. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Jaknavičius prepared and published a book about the Polish and Lithuanian gospels for sermons ( Polish: Ewangelie polskie y litewskie, Lithuanian: Lenkiškos ir lietuviškos evangelijos) which was republished 40 times in the 17th-19th centuries due to their popularity. [1] [5] The Ewangelie polskie y litewskie was written and published in Polish and Lithuanian languages. [6] The oldest surviving version of the Ewangelie polskie y litewskie is from 1647 and was recognized by UNESCO (currently preserved at the Kaunas University of Technology). [1] [7] [8]
Jaknavičius also contributed to the 2nd edition (1631) of Konstantinas Sirvydas' dictionary Dictionarium Trium Lingvarum in usum Studiosæ Iuventutis. [1]
Jonas Jaknavičius | |
---|---|
Born | 1589 Eastern part of
Lithuania proper |
Died | |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Occupation(s) | Lithuanian chancellery worker, teacher, academician, Jesuit |
Notable work | Ewangelie polskie y litewskie |
Jonas Jaknavičius (1589 – April 11, 1668) was a Lithuanian Jesuit chancellery worker, teacher, Rector of the Kražiai College, Smolensk College, and Vilnius College. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Jaknavičius prepared and published a book about the Polish and Lithuanian gospels for sermons ( Polish: Ewangelie polskie y litewskie, Lithuanian: Lenkiškos ir lietuviškos evangelijos) which was republished 40 times in the 17th-19th centuries due to their popularity. [1] [5] The Ewangelie polskie y litewskie was written and published in Polish and Lithuanian languages. [6] The oldest surviving version of the Ewangelie polskie y litewskie is from 1647 and was recognized by UNESCO (currently preserved at the Kaunas University of Technology). [1] [7] [8]
Jaknavičius also contributed to the 2nd edition (1631) of Konstantinas Sirvydas' dictionary Dictionarium Trium Lingvarum in usum Studiosæ Iuventutis. [1]