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Stephen Mlakic
Stephen Mlakic (1844-1950), hr, Stjepan Mlakić, was a Bosnian Croat born in Fojnica who was a missionary in Africa among the tribes of Shilluks and Nuers in Sudan, and, like his colleague Bernardo Kohnen, one of the most important representatives of Croatian African studies, Africanists. Besides his native Croatian he spoke German language, German, Italian language, Italian, English language, English and Arabic, to which he added the language of Nilot tribe of Nuers. His letters to his brother (also a priest) in Bosnia (region), Bosnia witness about his very close contacts with Africans. It is worth to note his discovery that in Egypt, near the town of Korsko, there is the village of Ibrim, where used to live Bosnian Muslims inhabited there by an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman sultan. He donated a rich collection of artifacts of African culture to the Zagreb Ethnographic Museum. He served as prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel in Sudan from October 21, 1938, until his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosnian Croat
The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats () are the third most populous ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbs, and are one of the Constitutive nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, constitutive nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina have made significant contributions to the culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most Croats declare themselves Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Catholics and speakers of Croatian language. From the 15th to the 19th century, Christianity in the Ottoman Empire, Catholics in Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina were often persecuted by the Ottoman Empire, causing many of them to flee the area. In the 20th century, political turmoil and poor economic conditions caused more to Emigration, emigrate. Ethnic cleansing in the Bosnian War, Ethnic cleansing within Bosnia and Herzegovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
