Josip Marčelić
Josip Grgur Marčelić (born March 23, 1847 in Preko , Croatia , then Austrian Empire ; † August 31, 1928 in Dubrovnik , Croatia, then Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ) was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop of Dubrovnik .
Life
Josip Grgur (Josef Gregor) Marčelić was born in Preko on the island of Ugljan , Croatia (then the Kingdom of Dalmatia ). After graduating from high school, he entered the archbishop's seminary in Zadar . He studied in Vienna and was ordained a priest in Zadar on September 25, 1870. He became the rain of the seminary in Dubrovnik.
On January 16, 1893 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . as Apostolic Administrator of Kotor and at the same time as Titular Bishop of Tanis . It was consecrated on February 12, 1893 by the Archbishop of Zadar, Grgur Rajčević . On May 18, 1894 he became Bishop of Dubrovnik.
By decree of January 24, 1909, Bishop Josip Marčelić established the Army of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to fight blasphemy . The Jesuits , whose college had been abolished in 1773, he brought back in 1910 and made a house available to them. In June 1913 he called the Capuchins to Dubrovnik and entrusted them with the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy . In 1923 he had a new monastery built for them, as the old building was in danger of falling into disrepair. In 1917 he founded the Franciscan Congregation of the Daughters of Mercy together with Marija Petković . On the feast of the Annunciation (March 25, 1919) the religious community was brought into being, whose task it should be "to teach and train the young girls from the area"; In 1928 this community was canonically established under diocesan law . Sister Maria of the crucified Jesus was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 6, 2003 in Dubrovnik .
Marčelić had the Dubrovnik Cathedral , the Cathedral Church of St. Mary of the Assumption , renovated. Under the direction of the sculptor Marina Radice from Korčula , the statues on the roof were restored and supplemented. Bishop Josip Marčelić had a marble frame installed behind the high altar, new side altars erected (Titian's winged altar from the Assumption of Mary), a new pulpit and figures of saints erected. During his tenure, churches were built in Smokvica , Racisce, Mike, Vitaljina, Osojnik, Dubi Pelješac and Trpanj .
He showed his commitment to the socially disadvantaged by setting up soup kitchens in 1906 and a house as a refuge for unmarried maids and their children in 1894. During the First World War he was President of the Red Cross.
Bishop Josip Marčelić died at the age of 81 and was buried at his request in his hometown Preko on the island of Ugljan.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Annuario Pontificio, 1927
- ↑ Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi et Recentioris, Volume 8, page 475 and page 534
- ^ Bishopric of Dubrovnik through Bishop Josip Marčelić
- ↑ Beatification of Sr. Marija of the crucified Jesus Petkovic ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Museum Dubrovnik - Sculptures ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cathedral Parish visited the grave of Bishop Marcelic
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mato Vodopić |
Bishop of Dubrovnik 1893–1928 |
Josip Marija Carević |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marčelić, Josip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marčelić, Josip Grgur (full name); Marčelić, Josef Gregor (German form of name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav priest, Bishop of Dubrovnik |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Preko |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1928 |
| Place of death | Dubrovnik |