Thomas Chrön ( sl, Tomaž Hren; November 13, 1560 – February 10, 1630) was a

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n Roman Catholic priest, bishop of

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, and patron of the arts.Cankar, Izidor et al., eds. 1928. ''Slovenski bijografski leksikon'', vol. 3: Hintner–Kocen. Ljubljana: Zadružna gospodarska banka.
/ref>Rajhman, Jože, & Emilijan Cevc. 1990. Tomaž Hren. ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 4, pp. 50–51. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.

Life and work

Chrön was born in Ljubljana. In 1573 he enrolled in the

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school in Graz. He was ordained in 1588, when he was also appointed to the canon's position formerly held by Primož Trubar. In 1597 he was appointed bishop of Ljubljana, and the appointment was confirmed in 1599. He was the leading force behind the Counter-Reformation in Carniola, and Protestantism was suppressed in his diocese between 1600 and 1603. However, Jurij Dalmatin's Bible translation was retained and he received papal permission to use it, thereby preserving its linguistic and literary tradition. From 1614 to 1621 he served as the deputy provincial sovereign.Janež, Stanko. 1957. ''Zgodovina slovenske knjizevnosti: Druga, predelana izdaja s sodelovanjem miroslava ravbarja.'' Maribor: Obzorja, p. 110. Chrön wanted to establish a Printer (publishing), press in Ljubljana; he made it possible for Johannes Tschandek ( sl, Janez Čandek or ''Čandik'') to print the gospels and epistles (''Evangelia inu listuvi'', 1613), and he copyedited the text himself, which was based on translations by Trubar and Dalmatin. He established the ''Collegium Marianum'' in Gornji Grad for the education of clergy. Chrön also supported liturgical music: he commissioned a new organ in Gornji Grad, Gornji Grad, Gornji Grad. Chrön died in Gornji Grad, where he was also buried. The Slovenized spelling of his name ''Tomash Hren'' is found as early as 1832, ''Tomaž Kren'' by 1848, ''Tomaž Hren'' by 1849, ''Tomaž Chrön'' by 1854, and ''Tomaž Chroen'' by 1907.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chron, Thomas 1560 births 1630 deaths Slovenian Jesuits Slovenian Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Ljubljana 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire Jesuit bishops