Captain John Dominis is the father of John Owen, the husband of the last Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani. Prof. Dr. Vinko Ribarić, on the photo, has issued a monograph in 2008 proving that both John Dominis and his son John Owen have their roots from the island of Rab in Croatia.
Category: Croatian Language
Croatian Language in the Gutenberg Galaxy with 500 titles in 23 languages
The Zagreb School of Slavic Studies organized an exhibition of around 500 titles of translation of Croatian fiction and assorted titles from the field of humanities in 23 languages. The exhibition was shown in Dubrovnik and Zagreb. On the photo is a detail from a pocket book “Croatian language” published in French by Assimil.
Petar Zoranic 1508-1569 important Croatian Renaissance writer
In 2008 we mark 500 years since the birth of Petar Zoranic, Croatian Renaissance writer, born in the city of Zadar in 1508. He is best known for his novel Planine (The Mountains), published in 1569, the first one in the history of Croatian literature. It is considered to be the oldest novel about mountains in the world. It is also one of the earliest patriotic books in the history of Croatian literature.
Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic Chile in ad limina visit to pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of 33 bishops from Chile, who were in Rome on their ad limina visit. Three of them are of Croatian origin. Moreover, Msgr. Alejandro Goic Karmelic (on the left with the Pope), whose both parents come from Croatian island of Brae, is the president of the Chilean Conference of Catholic bishops. He was a guest at Croatian program of the Radio Vatican where he spoke in Croatian.
Miro Gavran 3 premieres in 3 countries in 2 weeks. Latvia, Slovakia and Czech R.
Miro Gavran, the most succesful contemporary Croatian playwright, will have three premieres of his plays in three European countries in only two weeks. His three playes “All About Men”, “Greta Garbo’s Secret” and “Othello from Susak Island” will be performed Latvia November 28, 2008. Slovakia December 11, 2008 and Czech Republic December 13, 2008 in respective languages.
Stjepan Hauser obtained cello from legendary Bernard Greenhaus as a gift
Legendary Bernard Greenhaus played on a very special cello made especialy for him by Cornelissen. And he suddenly decided to give this most beautiful example of Cornelissen to Stjepan Hauser, Croatian cellist, as a gift! The Greenwich Trio, in which Stjepan plays cello, won the 1st prize at the International Music Competition “Carlo Mosso” in Alessandria, Italy.
Croatian Heroes: Heroes of Vukovar TV serial by Eduard & Dominik Galic, part 9
Part 9 of the Vukovar Heroes series by Eduard and Dominik Galić, entitled Peyton will be available on Friday 31.10.2008 , at 20.10. You’ll meet Vlatko Voloder, Miro and Tomislav Josić (on the left) and a few of their friends, who fought against more than 500 enemy soldiers. The result was incredible. They won.
Dalmatian dog is Croatian autochthonous breed
Dalmatian dog is a well known breed from Dalmatia – the coastal part of Croatia. We know about organized breeding of this dog in the Djakovo bishopric already in the 14th century! The name was given in the USA in the 19th century. Recognized as Croatian autochthonous breed in 1994 (FCI-153). Croatian Post has issued a nice series of stamps dedicated to Croatian dogs.
Ante Gabric the Saint of Sundarban in India
Fr. Ante Gabrić (Metković, Croatia 1915 – Bengal, 1988) lived like a Bengali, and he worked tirelessly for the spiritual development of the Bengali community in India. People in Bengal consider Fr. Gabrić should be beatified like mother Teresa and all the people are praying for for this. He was very much related to Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata and they worked hand in hand.
The CRAVAT instead of a TIE and NECKTIE
On the occasion of the International Day of The Cravat on the 18th of October we invite all the English speaking individuals to call the knotted scarf around their neck by it’s original name the cravat instead of tie and necktie. The earliest known cravat in history was worn by Ivan Gundulić from the City of Dubrovnik, a famous Croatian poet from the 17th century.
Ivan Vučetić the father of dactiloscopy – fingerprinting as a method of identification
Ivan Vučetić (1858-1925), in Argentina better known as Juan Vucetich, introduced dactilosopy, that is, fingerprinting as a method of identification. This year we mark 150 years since his birth on the island of Hvar. On this occasion The Croatian Heritage Foundation in Zagreb has organized a series of events and issued a nice publication.
Mirna Brkanovic working on her debut film
Mirna Brkanović studied at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb since 1994. In 1997 she started studying at the Academy of Television and Film in Munich, Germany. “Hidden Truth” is her graduation film. At the moment she is working on her debut film. Her motto is: “Stay true to your deepest and inmost wishes, because one day they will become your true.”
Croatians in America – photo collection by Vladimir Novak, part 3
Mr. Vladimir Novak brings us a new series of exceptionally interesting photos related to life and work of Croatians in America, collected over several decades in the USA. As in previous two presentations, much of this material is presented for the first time, exclusively for the readers of CROWN. On the left Marin Plestina, a famous wrestler.
Marin Drzic 1508-1567 a famous Croatian Renaissance playwright
Marin Držić, a famous Croatian Renaissance playwright, was born five hundred years ago, in 1508. His native city of Dubrovnik and the whole of Croatia celebrate this year dedicated to his memory by a series of events and publications. Marin Držić is one of the pillars of Croatian literary tradition, preceding that of Shakespeare and Moliére by more than half a century.
Marijan Busic – a Croatian visionary with The Cravat
The name of Mr. Marijan Bušić, Zagreb, is with the unbreakable knot connected to one of the most original and the most attractive Croatian products and souvenirs worldwide, the indigenous Croatian invention – to the CRAVAT.
Cravat is a trademark of Croatia
Croatian soldiers gave the world something that is today unavoidable in fashion: the tie, called la cravate by the French and by the Germans die Krawatte – the expression was coined from the Croatian name, and mentioned for the first time in 1651. The name is in everyday use in many languages throughout the world.
China Radio International in Croatian language on the WWW
The web site croatian.cri.cn was solemnly opened by China Radio International during a nice ceremony held in Zagreb in July 2nd 2008. It was launched in the presence of Chinese ambassador in Croatia His Excellency Mr. Wu Lianqi and other distinguished guests. It represents the first web site in Croatian language in China.
Velimir Trnski painting the 1671 love story of Petar and Katarina Zrinski
Velimir Trnski, Croatian painter, transformed the most famous Croatian love letter – Moje drago zercze, My Dear Soul , into a series of remarkable frames in which the sensual figure of the young wife is consistently kept in the foreground. One of the most deeply moving Croatian historic dramas has been presented in a most contemporary, provocative and attractive way.
Josip Ganza: Croatian klapa singing break-out to Europe
Dalmatian klapa singing is a part of Croatian identity and being such is dear to us all. Our klapas know nothing about Italian people’s choirs, and Italians even less about our klapas. That was unallowable hole and Josip Ganza was intrigued by and felt the urge to fill in.
Vladimir Devidé and Haiku poetry in Croatia
Professor Vladimir Devidé, Croatian mathematician, is better known as outstanding Japanologist and tireless promoter of haiku poetry. Croatia is one of the most successful nations in haiku in the world, counting the number of prizes won at various international competitions.