Rudjer Boskovic (1711-1787), born in Dubrovnik 300 years ago, was a member of the Royal Society of London, a member of St.Petersbug Academy, “membre correspondant” of the French Academie Royale des Sciences. According to Werner Heisenberg, ” Boskovic occupies outstanding place as a theologian, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer .” On the left portrait of Boskovic by Edge Pine, London 1760.
Category: Religion
Andrija Buvina's 13th century Christams message Split, Croatia
The world famous portal of the Cathedral of Sv. Dujam in the city of Split had been finished in c. 1214. It is ranked among the most beautiful pieces of art in the medieval Europe. The height of the Buvina wooden doors is 5.3 m. It contains 28 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ.
New book by Slavica Jakelić "Collectivistic Religions"
“Collectivistic Religions” by Slavica Jakelić addresses questions of religion and collective identity, religion and nationalism, religion and public life, and religion and conflict. It moves beyond the attempts to tackle such questions in terms of ‘choice’ and ‘religious nationalism’ by introducing the notion of ‘collectivistic religions’ to contemporary debates surrounding public religions.
Mile Bogovic opened the Church of Croatian Martyrs in Udbina 2010
A dream of dr. Mile Bogović, Gospić-Senj archbishop on the left, and the whole of Croatia has been realized. The beautiful Church of Croatian Martyrs has been solemnly opened in Udbina, a town in the heart of Croatian region of Lika, on a spot with breathtaking view to the legendary Krbava field and surrounding mountains.
Zvonimir Atletic photographs inspired by Mother Teresa
On the occasion of 100 years since the birth of Mother Teresa, Croatian photographer Zvonimir Atletić has an exhibition of photographs inspired by her missionary work. The exibition will take place in The Memorial House of Mother Teresa in Skopje, capital of Macedonia, August 26, 2010, at 8.00 pm. Photo of Mother Teresa on the left by Zvonimir Atletić, Zagreb, Croatia.
Dr. Borislav Arapovic elected member of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2010
Dr. Borislav Arapović, Croatian philologist, founder of the Institute for Bible Translation in Stockholm, was elected the foreign member of the famous Russian Academy of Sciences, in 1999 for his work on organizing the translation of the Bible into about 80 non-Slavic languages of the former SU. About eight million copies of the Bible have been issued till now. Founding the Institute for Bible Translation in Moscow in 1997 has been blessed by late Patriarch Alexij II.
Jim Caviezel's spiritual journey from Medjugorje to Mel Gibson's Passion
Jim Caviezel became the world famous actor with leading role in Mel Gibson’s movie “Passion”. In Medjugorje he had experienced certain dimension of faith that was unknown to him up to that point. In February 2010 he came to Medjugorje for the sixth time as pilgrim.
Armenian bishop Nareg Alemezian in Dubrovnik Celebrating the Day of St. Vlaho
A special bond between Croatia and Armenia is the cult of the saint Sv. Vlaho (St. Blaise) from Armenian Sebaste, patron of the city of Dubrovnik. Armenian bishop Nareg Alemezian on the left visited the City and participated in the annual festivity, 1038th in order! The author of the first history of Armenian people published in Europe was Croatian – Josip Marinović, in 18th century.
Merry Christmas Happy New Year 2010 Happy Holidays Blagoslovljen Božić
Merry Christmas Happy New Year 2009 Happy Holidays Blagoslovljen Božić Sretna Nova 2010 Happy Hanukkah Happy Kurban Bajram Happy Kwanzaa. We wish to all of us THE WORLD PEACE more transparency in human behavior and a safe planet. NO MORE WARS. No Fear in a new decade.
Ivan Mestrovic's Mother Teaching Child to Pray sold at Sotheby's auction
Lauded by Rodin as ‘the greatest phenomenon amongst the sculptors’, Ivan Meštrović began his career exhibiting with the Vienna Secession at the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries. His fame led to important exhibitions across Europe, and in 1915 he made history as the first living artist to have a solo exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Hrvojka Mihanovic Salopek and her Stella Maris project of St. Mary's heritage
Dr. Hrvojka Mihanović Salopek is the leader of an important project Stella Maris – Sea Star , devoted to centuries of St. Mary’s heritage in Croatia in the broadest sense: from church architecture and sacral paintings to church music, poetry, literature and Croatian Lenten chants. Till now the project resulted in 5 excellent DVD’s which describe an important part of 13 centuries of Croatian spirituality and culture in Europe.
Uskrsnuo za nas. Sretan Uskrs Happy Easter Happy Passover
The celebration of Easter commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection from the dead, the cornerstone of the Christian faith. The traditional Croatian Easter custom is painting Easter eggs and exchanging them as gifts. The big one created in naive style, see inside, now traveling the world as a part of the exhibition. Ever heard of Hlebine?
Bratislav Lucin leading expert for Croatian Renaissance classic Marko Marulic
Bratislav Lučin, distinguished Croatian scholar and director of Marulianum institute in the city of Split, has recently published two important books dealing with a famous Croatian Renaissance writer Marko Marulić 1450-1524. Marulić’s books were read by St Francis Xavier, Cervantes, Thomas More, King Henry VIII, etc. Marko Marulić is the author of the notion of PSYCHOLOGY.
Kristian Krekovic portrayed Mahatma Gandhi, Queen Mother, King Gustav V, etc.
Kristian Kreković (1901-1985), distinguished Croatian painter born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, since the end of 2008 has a web site www.kristiankrekovic.com dedicated to his life and work. It was launched by the Associtiation of Friends of the Krekovic Museum in Palma de Mallorca in Spain. Among his numerous portraits, we can find those of Mahatma Gandhi, Queen Mother, King Gustav V, and many others.
Zumberak a hidden Croatian treasure
Žumberak is a Croatian region south-west of Zagreb. It is a favorite place for mountaineers, those wishing to learn about rare plants and interesting archaeological sites, or about Croatian churches of Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic rites built side by side like in Sošice. Remote villages and their hospitable inhabitants still preserve their old habits. On the photo Miroslav Peris from Sošice in Žumberak, Croatian pilot and Hero.
Wooden Baroque Church from 1642 near Zagreb
The Church of St. Barbara in Zagreb is the most important example of folk wooden sacral architecture of the Baroque period in Croatia. It was built of oak timber in 1642. It is very near the Zagreb airport.
Merry Christmas Happy New Year 2009 Happy Holidays Blagoslovljen Božić
Merry Christmas Happy New Year 2009 Happy Holidays Blagoslovljen Božić Sretna Nova 2009 Happy Hanukkah Happy Kurban Bajram Happy Kwanzaa. We wish to all of us THE WORLD PEACE more transparency in human behavior and a safe planet. NO MORE WARS. No Fear.
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.
Ignjat Djurdjevic: St Paul was on the island of Mljet in the Adriatic for three months
An important book by Ignjat Đurđević published in 1730 in Venice was released in 2008, in The Year of St Paul, i.e. two thousand years after the birth of St Paul. It is the Croatian translation of Ignjat Đurđević’s monograph written in elite Latin language, in which he proved that St Paul spent three months on the island of Mljet in Croatia, and not on the island of Malta.
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.