Šimun Milinović (24 February 1835 in
Lovreć – 24 March 1910 in
Bar) was a
Croat
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...
ian Roman Catholic priest and
Franciscan
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who was the Serbian Primate (''Primas Serbiae'') and
Archbishop of Antivari from 1886 to 1910.
Milinović was
Croat
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...
by nationality, born in village
Lovreć in southern
Croatia
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(in the province
Dalmatia), part of the
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence ...
. He was ordained a priest on April 11, 1859. In 1862 he went to the imperial capital
Vienna
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, where he continued his studies history, geography and slavistics. He returned to
Sinj
Sinj (; it, Signo; german: Zein) is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,478 and the population of the administrative municipality, which includes surrounding villages, is 24, ...
in 1865, where he worked as teacher in gymnasium.
In 1886, he was named archbishop of
Bar in
Montenegro
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by
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...
. In 1902 he requested a reconfirmation of the title "Serbian Primate" from the Pope, which was formally granted to him. He served in this position until his death in 1910.
Works
* ''Hrvatske uspomene iz Dalmacije''
Sources
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1835 births
1910 deaths
19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Montenegro
20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Montenegro
Croatian Franciscans
Archbishops of Antivari
Croatian Roman Catholic archbishops