Ivan Paskvali
| Ivan Paskvali | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1586 Cattaro, Venetian Republic |
| Other names | Giovani, Đovani |
Ivan Paskvali or Giovanni Pasquali or Đovani Paskvali[1] was a 17th-century Catholic missionary who was in charge for Catholicization of Orthodox Serbs, first in Dalmatia and then in Montenegro and Serbia.
Early life
Paskvali was a member of noble family from Kotor.[2] Members of this family, who were nobility of Tvrtko I of Bosnia, came to Kotor in 15th century.[3] Ivan Paskvali was born in 1586 and baptised on 22 May 1586. His father was Kristofor de Dominis, son of Grisogon, and his sister was Cecilia.[4]
Missionary activities
On 18 August 1641 Paskvali, then misionary in Dalmatia, reported that his everyday activities include visiting and converting Orthodox Serbs to Catholicism.[5] After Leonardi's death, Paskvali succeeded him in his missionary duties in Montenegro and Serbia, which marked beginning of the large-scale planned activities on Catholicisation of Orthodox population of this region.[6] [7]
In 1643 Paskvali reported that 7,000 schismatic (Orthodox) and heretic (Muslim) Serbs live in Montenegro.[8] On 1 December 1645 he wrote a letter to the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and requested 4 or 5 Catholic priests to be sent to the coast of Montenegro populated with Orthodox Serbs, for religious conversion purposes.[9] He recommended that those priests should first learn to speak and write Serbian language using Serbian Cyrillic script.[9] On 5 August 1646 Paskvali wrote a letter to the Sacred Congregation and informed them that Kotor bishop Vićentije Buća convinced many people to accept Catholicism.[10] On 29 April 1648 Paskvali reported from Grbalj that he have a lot of work because the region is full of Serb newcomers who again applied for Venetian service.[11]
Paskvali maintained a very good relation with Orthodox bishop Makarije.[12] In February 1665 Makarije wrote to Congregation, praised Paskvali and requested that Congregation should support Paskvali with money and books.[12] In August 1665 Congregation responded positively to those requests and sent books and money to Paskvali.[12]
References
- ↑ Jačov 1992, p. 258.
- ↑ Čoralić 2007, p. 120.
- ↑ Cetinjsko 1936, p. 190.
- ↑ JAZU 1976, p. 53.
- ↑ Dimitrijević 2002, p. 337.
- ↑ institut 1959, p. 406.
- ↑ Berić 1987, p. 90.
- ↑ Јовановић 1986, p. 362.
- 1 2 Kostić 1963, p. 50.
- ↑ Kotorske 1961, p. 77.
- ↑ Kostić 1961, p. 78.
- 1 2 3 Berić 1987, p. 62.
Sources
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- Kalezić, Dimitrije M.; Berić, Dušan P. (1987). Sveti Vasilije Ostroški (Jovanović) u svome vremenu. Manastir Ostrog.
- Čoralić, Lovorka (2007). Iz prošlosti Boke: odabrane teme. Meridijani. ISBN 978-953-239-070-4.
- JAZU (1976). Acta Centri Academiae Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium Iaderae Constituti. Centar Jugoslavenske akademija znanosti i umjetnosti u Zadru.
- Cetinjsko (1936). Zapisi. Cetinjsko istorijsko društvo.
- Kostić, Lazo M. (1963). Ćirilica i srpstvo.
- Dimitrijević, Vladimir (2002). Pravoslavna crkva i rimokatolicizam: (od dogmatike do asketike). LIO.
- Јовановић, Батрић (1986). Црногорци о себи (од владике Данила до 1941): прилог историји црногорске нације. Народна књ. ISBN 978-86-331-0048-9.
- Kostić, Lazo M. (1961). O srpskom karakteru Boke Kotorske. Sfairos.