Dominik Andrijašević Explained

Dominik Andrijašević (Italian: Domenico Andreassi, Latin: Dominicus Andriasius/Dominicus Andreassius; 1572–1639), was a Ragusan Franciscan friar who served as the Catholic Bishop of Skadar (Scutari) (1622–24) and later Mostar (1637).

Life

Born in 1572 in Orahov Do^[1] in Herzegovina, Andrijašević was a resident in Ragusa (Dubrovnik).^[2]

He was sent with Damjan Ljubibratić several times to the Popes with petitions of aid in Balkan uprisings.

In 1608, Andrijašević arrived in Ragusa (Dubrovnik) from Spain with letters for Grdan.^[3]

In 1624, the Ottomans expelled him from Scutari.^[4]

Legacy

Andrijašević was a member of the Andrijašević-Mrše family of the Slano region.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Journal of Croatian Studies. 1990. Croatian Academy of America.. 109.
2. Book: Robin Harris. Dubrovnik: A History. January 2006. Saqi Books. 978-0-86356-959-3.
3. Book: Zdenko Zlatar. Our Kingdom Come: The Counter-Reformation, the Republic of Dubrovnik, and the Liberation of the Balkan Slavs. 1 January 1992. East European Monographs. 978-0-88033-239-2. In July of 1608 Domenico Andreassi (Dominik Andrijasevic) came from Spain to Dubrovnik with letters for vojvoda Grdan. Vojvoda Grdan ....
4. Book: Karlo Jurišić. Katolička crkva: na biokovsko-neretvanskom području u doba turske vladavine. 1972. Kršćanska Sadašnjost. 46–.
5. Book: Antun Golušić. Rodovi Slanskog primorja. 1991. Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti u Zagrebu. 103. 9788681265048.