Benedikt Vinković
| Benedikt Vinković | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1581 Jastrebarsko, Habsburg Monarchy |
| Died |
2 December 1642 Zagreb, Habsburg Monarchy |
| Nationality | Habsburg, Ottoman |
| Other names | Benedictus II Vinkovich |
| Occupation | Catholic bishop |
Benedikt Benko Vinković[1] (Latin: Benedictus II Vinkovich)[2] was a Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs (1630-1637) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb (1637-1642).[3]
Early life
Vinković was born in 1581 in Jastrebarsko (or Jaska). According to some contemporary sources his parents Petar and Magdalena were free peasants, while Toma Kovačević say that they lived at feudal estate of some noble man.[4] At his early age Vinković was educated by jesuits in seminaries in Erdelj, Zagreb and Vienna.[1][5] In 1606 Vinković became rector of Ilyrian College in Bologne.[5] In 1608 he received PhD in philosophy.[2]
In 1611 Vinković became an archdeacon of Čazma and in 1612 in Komarnica.[4] In 1619 Vinković was an envoy of the Croatian Diet sent to the Emperor to discuss some Serb related issues.[6] In 1622 Vinković was appointed to position of the cathedral archdeacon.[4]
In case of the Ottoman controlled territories in Europe, the policy of Vatican was to appoint Jesuit priests who fluently spoke many different languages, including what they called Slavic, to higher positions in hierarchy of the Catholic church. That is why Vinković was appointed as a bishop in then Ottoman-held Pécs in 1630. In his correspondence Vinković also used Latin and Hungarian language.[7] Vinković was main supporter of Martin Borković and his counter-reformation activities in Međimurje.[8]
Activities related to Serbs
According to Slavko Gavrilović, Serbian historian and member of the academy, Vinković (and Petar Petretić) wrote numerous obviously untrue texts with accentuated hatred and even larger elaborates against Serbs and Orthodox Christianity, with detailed advises how to Catholicize Serbs.[9] Vinković's activities were also aimed against Serb bishop of Marča, Maksim Predojević, who he reported to the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith after Predojević refused to support the conversion of the population of his bishopric to Catholicism.[10] Vinković estimated that number of Serbs in Slavonia was about 74,000.[11] In 1640 Vinković requested Predojević's deposition from Roman Curia in his 1640 letter to Pope's nuncio in Vienna.[11] Vinković claimed that Orthodox bishop Predojević is subordinated to him and expected to receive some income from him.[12] His intentions were to appoint Rafael Levaković as bishop of Marča instead of Predojević.[13]
In 1640 Vinković wrote that Catholicized Serbs are the most ardent followers of the Catholic faith.[14] In the same year he reported that Serbs are using Cyrillic script.[15] In 1642 Vinković wrote a letter to emperor Ferdinand III to write another report about "Vlachs" (Orthodox Serbs).[16]
In his 1673 letter Vinković reports that Serbs (Vlachs) of Istria, Senj and Vinodolski were converted to Catholicism.[17]
References
- 1 2 Sakcinski 1869, p. 125.
- 1 2 (Croatia) 1966, p. 36.
- ↑ Karaman 1995, p. 137.
- 1 2 3 Batelja 1995, p. 315.
- 1 2 Horvat 1944, p. 67.
- ↑ штампарија 1922, p. 211.
- ↑ Kiadó 1997, p. 1.
- ↑ Krasić 2009, p. 147.
- ↑ Gavrilović 1993, p. 30.
- ↑ Kašić 1967, p. 49.
- 1 2 akademija 1995, p. 10.
- ↑ Петровић 2006, p. 453.
- ↑ Kašić 1988, p. 144.
- ↑ Društvo 1996, p. 40.
- ↑ Milosavljević 2002, p. 419.
- ↑ tisak 1917, p. 37.
- ↑ Žutić 1997, p. 14.
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