Lovro Šitović
Lovro Šitović (* 1682 in Ljubuški ; † February 28, 1729 in Šibenik ) was a religious Croatian writer and epic poet .
Life
He came from a Muslim family and came under the name "Hasan" to the world . At the age of 8, little Hasan was taken hostage by Haiduken captain Šimun Talajić . During the hostage-taking he spent a lot of time with other children and learned to read and write in their company . He also got to know Catholicism . After his father had paid the ransom to the Haiduken captain , he took Hasan back home to Ljubuški. But the boy ran away from home and ended up in the Franciscan monastery in Zaostrog , where Ilija Mamić taught him Christianity. At the age of seventeen he was baptized there in the name of Stjepan. In 1701 he became a novice in Našice and was given the religious name Lovro. From 1708 to 1715 he taught philosophy in Makarska , then until 1716 theology in Šibenik, later theology and philosophy in Split . In 1724 he returned to Makarska to teach philosophy again. He died in 1729 during a sermon in Šibenik.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Šitović, Lovro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hasan; Stjepan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1682 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ljubuški |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1729 |
| Place of death | Šibenik |