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Tobia Lionelli (1647 – 17 October 1714) was a SloveneItalian preacher and writer in the
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period. His sermons had a crucial role in the affirmation of Slovene as a language. He is also known by his monastic name John Baptist of Sveti Križ in Vipava ( la, Joannes Baptista à Sancta Cruce Vippacensi; later Slovenized as ', ', or ').


Life

Lionelli was born to a Slovene mother and an Italian father in the town of Sveti Križ (now
Vipavski Križ Vipavski Križ (; it, Santa Croce di Aidussina) is a settlement on a small hill in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. There is evidence of habitation on the hill in the pre-Roman period. The s ...
) in the Vipava Valley, County of Gorizia. A recent theory conjectures that he was actually born as Ivan Hrobat, the illegitimate son of Katarina Hrobat and a nobleman of the Lanthieri family, and that the surname Lionelli was purchased to avoid embarrassment.Kmecl, Matjaž. 2005. ''A Short Cultural History of the Slovenes''. Ljubljana: Slovene PEN. He took the name "Joannes Baptista à Sancta Cruce Vippacensi" upon joining the
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in reference to his native town and probably also to the Spanish mystic
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. He served in various monasteries in the Slovene Lands, including the Capuchin monastery of St. Francis Assisi in his native town, and in Croatia. Lionelli died in Gorizia, where he had spent the last years of his life.


Work

Lionelli wrote over 230 sermons, which he published in a series of five books entitled ' (The Holy Handbook). One of his best-known sermons is ' (On New Year's Day). The publication of these books was financed by members of the nobility and benefactors from within the Church. Lionelli's ''Sacrum promptuarium'' was published between 1691 and 1707. The first two volumes were published in
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, the remaining three in Ljubljana. They are written in the Brda dialect of Slovene, with strong influence of the neighbouring Inner Carniolan dialect, with numerous Germanisms and Latin quotations. The syntax presents a typical Baroque style, with references to Classical tradition.


References

* Snoj, Marko (2006). ''Slovar jezika Janeza Svetokriškega'' (''Dela'', 49/7; 49/8). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. 2 zv. .


External links


Joannes Baptiſta à S. Cruce Vippacenſi. 1691. ''Sacrum promptuarium'', Vol 2. Venice.Joannes Baptiſta à S. Cruce Vippacenſi. 1696. ''Sacrum promptuarium'', Vol 3. Ljubljana.Joannes Baptiſta à S. Cruce Vippacenſi. 1707. ''Sacrum promptuarium'', Vol 5. Ljubljana.Janez Svetokriški
A News Report by Jože Možina from a symposium on Janez Svetokriški. 1999. RTV Slovenia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lionelli, Tobia 1647 births 1714 deaths 17th-century Slovenian Roman Catholic priests 18th-century Slovenian Roman Catholic priests Slovenian writers Slovenian people of Italian descent People from the Municipality of Ajdovščina Capuchins Sermon writers Baroque writers Slovenian Friars Minor