Grgo Ilić, also Grgo Ilijić (Gregorius; Higlich, Hilijić-Ilijić, Hilijić-Varešanin, Hiljich de Vares, Varešanin, Ilijić-Varešanin, Zečević), also known as fra Grgo Varešanin (18 October 1736 – 1 March 1813), was Bosnian catholic bishop and Franciscan friar. He was born in Vareš, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire. He served as a provincial of the Franciscan Province of Bosnia for two terms.and as the Apostolic Vicar of Bosnia for life.
Grgo Ilić | |
|---|---|
| Apostolic Vicar of BosniaTitular Bishop of Ruspe | |
 Fra Grgo Ilić-Varešanin, portrait held at Kreševo monastery is designated national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina[1] | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Bosnia |
| Appointed | 1 June 1799 |
| Term ended | 1 March 1813 |
| Predecessor | Augustin Botoš-Okić |
| Successor | Augustin Miletić |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 28 May 1797 by Fabijan Blašković |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1736 |
| Died | 3 January 1813 (aged 76) Kraljeva Sutjeska, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Buried | Friary church, Kraljeva Sutjeska |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Biography
editGrgo Ilijić was born in Vareš, Ottoman Empire (central part of modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).[2] In 1752 he entered the seminary at the Franciscan friary, Kraljeva Sutjeska, and then went to study philosophy and theology in Italy. He returned to Kraljeva Sutjeska to teach novice friars, and became friary guardian. He also served as parish priest in several (parishes) until 1774.[3] He served as a provincial of the Franciscan Province of Bosnia for two terms. Pope Pius VI appointed Ilijić to the position of provincial first in 1783, a position he held only for one year from opposition within the provincial electoral plenary council, and than in 1793 for a second term, this time for life. In 1796, Ilijić was named Titular Bishop of Ruspe and coadjutor apostolic vicar to Augustin Botoš-Okić.[2] In 1798, Ilijić became the apostolic vicar of Bosnia, a service he performed for the rest of his life.[2][4][5][6]
Work influences and impact
editAs a bishop, Ilijić wrote and printed many pastoral-catechist works. In Filip Lastrić's work Od’ uzame (Mleci, 1796) he published 14 of its speeches aimed at Bosnian common people: Kratko nadometnuće u’ knjižice Od’ uzame O. fra Filipa iz Oćevje. Tojest XIV. razlikî, ravnî, i kratkî, govorenjah za pùk priprostiti bosanski, a u Cvitu razlika mirisa duhovnoga (Mleci 1802); T. Babića svoja Četeri govorenja ćudoredna. He wrote and printed many of his letters, circulars, and speeches: Epistola pastoralis illmi. et revmi. f. Gregorii a Varess, episcopi Ruspensis (Dubrovnik 1797); Epistola pastoralis cum aliis nonnullis litteris circularibus illustris. et reverendiss. domini fratris Gregorii a Varess, episcopi Ruspensis olim coadjutoris et modo vicarii apostolici in Bosna othomana (Padova 1800); Način pribogoljubni za štovati prisveto uznesenje Marijino na nebo (Dubrovnik 1799). He further printed Nauk krstjanski i druge stvari za znati potrebite (Mleci 1804), while leaving behind in writing a manuscript of Sveta govorenja prieko ciele godine. An important contribution to Bosnian translation is a collection of speeches of archbishop Alessandro Borgia, with whom Ilijić closely associated and printed it in Dubrovnik in 1799 under the title Varhu kraljevstva Marijina, govorenja prisv. i pripoš. g. Aleksandra Borgie.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The architectural ensemble of the Franciscan monastery in Kreševo together with its movable property". old.kons.gov.ba (in English and Serbo-Croatian). Commission to preserve national monuments. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Grgo Ilijić". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. [Catholic-Hierarchy]. 9 Oct 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Grgo Ilijiæ Varešanin". www.vares.pp.se (in Serbo-Croatian). Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Bosnia (Ottoman) (Vicariate Apostolic) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 17 Mar 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b "fra Grgo Ilić - Varešanin". hbl.lzmk.hr (in Serbo-Croatian). Hrvatski biografski leksikon. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Garevac.net :: Apostolski vikar Grgo Ilijić Varešanin". arhiva.garevac.net (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
External links
edit- Catholic Church in Bosnia-Herzegovina, encyclopedia.com
