Martin Dobrović

Martin Dobrović or Martin Dubravić (Latin: Martinus Dobrouitius; fl. 1599–1621) was a Catholic priest. After finishing his education in Graz, he became parson of Ivanić Grad and later became a canon in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb.

Martin Dobrović
BornThe end of the 16th century
Died1621
NationalityHabsburg
Other namesMartin Dubravić,[1] Martinus Dobrouitius
OccupationCatholic priest

Early life and Education

A Serbian[2] Orthodox Christian, Dobrović was born to parents who had migrated from Bosnia to what is now modern-day Croatia.[3][4] Dobrović then converted to Catholicism and [5] the Catholic church educated him as a priest at a school in Graz.[3][5] He was a student there between 1599 - 1608.[6] As a student of literature, he wrote a song entitled Eidem, (Latin: Litterarum humaniorum studiosus) which was published in 1601. .[7] Dobrović was parson of Ivanić and chaplain of the German Military Garrison in Ivanić.[8]

Conversion of Orthodox Serbians to Catholicism

As parsel of Ivanić Grad, Dobrović actively tried to convert Orthodox Serbians, who had migrated from the Ottoman Empire to Catholicism.[3] He began his endeavors before Simeon Vratanja was appointed as the bishop of Marča.[9] In 1609, Dobrović was authorized by the Roman Catholic Pope, Pope Paul V, to convert Orthodox Serbians to the Catholic faith.[3][9] Dobrović convinced Simeon Vretanja to recognize the Pope's jurisdiction and to accept the Eastern Catholicism.[10][11] In 1611, Dobrović and Vretanja traveled to Rome together. Simeon met with the Pope and formally accepted Eastern Catholicism.[12] In March 1613, in Marča Monastery, Dobrović had a meeting with Simeon and several notable Serbian voivode and tried to convince them to convert to Catholicism and to accept the oversight of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb.[13][14] Dobrović recommended Matija Sumer from Ivanić to be educated as a Catholic priest.[15]

Dobrović died in 1621.[16]

References
  1. Kudelić 2007, p. 162.
  2. Pavličević 1984, p. 282.
  3. HKD 2005, p. 545.
  4. (Croatia) 1966, p. 18.
  5. SANU 1950, p. 49.
  6. Kudelić 2007, p. 163.
  7. Kerpchich 1601, p. 32.
  8. Zlatko Kudelić, Isusovačko izvješće o krajiškim nemirima 1658. i 1666. godine i o marčanskom biskupu Gabrijelu Mijakiću (1663.-1670.), 2007, Hrvatski institut za povijest, page 155
  9. Kolarić 2002, p. 77.
  10. Ivić 1909, p. 45.
  11. arhiv 1916, p. 89.
  12. Institut 2002, p. 52.
  13. štamparija 1922, p. 207.
  14. Samardžić 1981, p. 458.
  15. Hrvoje Petrić, Katolička obnova i konfesionalne tolerancije, Zagreb, p. 59
  16. umjetnosti 1906, p. 138.

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