Eusebius Fermendžin (also ''Fermendzhin, Fermendjin''; ) (21 September 1845 – 25 June 1897) was an

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high-ranking

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cleric,

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friar and academic of Banat Bulgarian origin. Born in Vinga in the

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(today in

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) to Luka Fermendžin and Agáta Malćin, Fermendžin was educated in his home place and then in Maria Radna and

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, he joined the Franciscan order and substituted his

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''Martin'' with the religious ''Eusebius''. In the Franciscan order, he held several responsible offices, such as Provincial of

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, General-Visitor and Definitor of the Provincial of

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and representative of the

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Franciscans in

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(1882). His main historical works include ', published in

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in 1887, ''Kronikon Bulgarije'', ', ''History of the Order of

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'', '' Krashovan Grammar'', etc. He was an active correspondent member of the Zagreb Academy of Sciences.

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