Bernardin Pavlović was a
Franciscan writer from
Dubrovnik, born in
Ston. He had two works printed in
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
in 1747 which he wrote were "in
Croatian". The title of the second work notes it's printed in "our worthy Croatian language" for "the use of the Croatian people", which was noticed by
Vatroslav Jagić and later by
John V. A. Fine
John V. A. Fine Jr. (born 1939) is an American historian and author. He is professor of Balkan and Byzantine history at the University of Michigan and has written several books on the subject.
Early life and education
He was born in 1939 and grew ...
as one of increasingly many examples of how the term Croatian came into use in addition to the existing more generic
Illyrian (Slavic) terminology in
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...
.
See also
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Republic of Ragusa
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List of notable Ragusans
Here follows a list of notable Ragusans and Rectors of the Republic of Ragusa (also known as the Republic of Dubrovnik), a maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik on the eastern coast of the Adriatic.
Note on first and last names
Ref ...
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Dubrovnik
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Dalmatia
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History of Dalmatia
References
Bibliography
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Croatian Franciscans
18th-century Croatian Roman Catholic priests
Ragusan clergy
Year of death unknown
Year of birth unknown
People from Ston
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