Thomas Chrön
| His Excellency Thomas Chrön |
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|---|---|
| Bishop of Ljubljana | |
| File:Tomaž Hren.jpg | |
| Diocese | Ljubljana |
| Installed | 1597 |
| Term ended | 1630 |
| Predecessor | Janez Tavčar |
| Successor | Rinaldo Scarlichi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1588 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1560 Ljubljana |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gornji Grad |
Thomas Chrön (Slovene: Tomaž Hren[1] or Kren;[2] November 13, 1560 – February 10, 1630) was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Ljubljana, and patron of the arts.[3][4]
Life and work
Chrön was born in Ljubljana.[3] In 1573 he enrolled in the Jesuit school in Graz.[4] He was ordained in 1588, when he was also appointed to the canon's position formerly held by Primož Trubar.[3] In 1597 he was appointed bishop of Ljubljana, and the appointment was confirmed in 1599.[4] He was the leading force behind the Counter-Reformation in Carniola,[5] and Protestantism was suppressed in his diocese between 1600 and 1603.[6] However, Jurij Dalmatin's Bible translation was retained and he received papal permission to use it, thereby preserving its linguistic and literary tradition.[4] From 1614 to 1621 he served as the deputy provincial sovereign.[7]
Chrön wanted to establish a press in Ljubljana; he made it possible for sl (Slovene: Janez Čandek or Čandik[7]) to print the gospels and epistles (Evangelia inu listuvi, 1613),[8] and he copyedited the text himself, which was based on translations by Trubar and Dalmatin.[4] He established the Collegium Marianum in Gornji Grad for the education of clergy.[9] Chrön also supported liturgical music: he commissioned a new organ in Gornji Grad.[3]
Chrön died in Gornji Grad, where he was also buried.[10]
References
- ↑ Herzog, Johann Jakob, Albert Hauck, & Hermann Caselmann. 1909. Realencyklopädie für protestantische Theologie und Kirche. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs, p. 86.
- ↑ Rozman, Jožef. 1853. Drobtince za Novo leto 1853. Klagenfurt: author, p. 236.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cankar, Izidor et al., eds. 1928. Slovenski bijografski leksikon, vol. 3: Hintner–Kocen. Ljubljana: Zadružna gospodarska banka.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Rajhman, Jože, & Emilijan Cevc. 1990. Tomaž Hren. Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 4, pp. 50–51. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
- ↑ Bogoslovni vestnik 8 (1928): 21.
- ↑ Lutar Ivanc, Aleksandra. 2006. Album slovenskih književnikov. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p 14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Janež, Stanko. 1957. Zgodovina slovenske knjizevnosti: Druga, predelana izdaja s sodelovanjem miroslava ravbarja. Maribor: Obzorja, p. 110.
- ↑ Ahačič, Kozma. 2012. Zgodovina misli o jeziku na Slovenskem: katoliška doba (1600-1758). Ljubljana: ZRC, p. 18.
- ↑ Snoj, Jurij, et al. 2012. Zgodovina glasbe na Slovenskem I: Od začetkov do konca 16. stoletja. Ljubljana: ZRC, p. 426.
- ↑ Škulj, Edo. 1998. Hrenov simpozij v Rimu. Ljubljana: Mohorjeva družba, p. 81.
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