Trojan Gundulić ( it, Troiano Gondola; c. 1500 - c. 1555) was a merchant and

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from the

Republic of Ragusa hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate = 90 000 in the XVI Century , currency = ...

who is remembered for his participation in the

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of the first book in Belgrade, '' The Four Gospels'' ("Četverojevanđelje").

Life

Trojan was born in the town of

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in the

(modern-day

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) into the Gondola family (Gundulić), which was a Ragusan noble family of Italian origins. Gundulić started as a barber in his hometown and remained in this trade after his arrival to Ottoman-held Belgrade (modern-day

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). He later went into the trade business, which enabled him to finance the printing of books. A large printing shop was established in Gundulić's house after he learned the printing trade from his mentor Radiša Dmitrović. Gundulić continued the work on ''Četverojevanđelje'' started by Radiša Dmitrović, who died early. In his turn, Gundulić passed the work to

Hieromonk Mardarije Hieromonk Mardarije ( sr-cyr, Јеромонах Мардарије; 1552–66) was a Serbian Orthodox hieromonk and one of the most important early Serb printers. Mardarije was the first Belgrade printer and last great printer of srbulje books. ...

of Mrkšina Crkva Monastery, an experienced printer. According to some sources, it was Hieromonk Mardarije who inspired first Dmitrović and then Gundulić to invest in printing business and organized all activities during set up of the printing house in Belgrade. After the death of Gundulić in Belgrade c. 1555, 121 printed books were found in his house, including 59 copies of the

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Life

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