Mikalojus Daukša
Mikalojus Daukša (contemporary as Daugsz, Daugsza, Dauksza, Daux, Dawksza, Dovkša, Dowksza, Dovkš, Dovkša , * between 1527 and 1538 in Babėnai near Kėdainiai , Lithuania ; † February 16, 1613 in Varniai , Lower Lithuania) was a Lithuanian clergyman , Humanist, counter-reformation activist , protagonist of the Lithuanian language and culture, writer and translator.
Mikalojus Daukša translated a postil from Polish ("Postilė", 1599) and wrote the introduction to the first book "Katekizmas" (1595) published in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .
Works
Translations:
- «Postilla Catholicka. Tai est: Iżguldimas Ewangeliu kiekwienos Nedelos ir Szwętes per wissus metus », 1599 (translated 1582–1595), Vilnius.
- Catechizmas, arba Mokslas, kiekvienam krikščioniui privalus, 1595, Vilnius .
- «Kathechismas arba mokslas kiekwienam priwalvs. Paraszytas per D. Iakvba Ledesma Theologa Societatis IESV ».
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| SURNAME | Daukša, Mikalojus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Daugsz, Mikalojus; Daugsza, Mikalojus; Dauksza, Mikalojus; Daux, Mikalojus; Dawksza, Mikalojus; Dovkša, Mikalojus; Dowksza, Mikalojus; Dovkš, Mikalojus; Dovkša, Mikalojus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian author and man of letters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1527 and 1538 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Babėnai near Kėdainiai , Lithuania |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1613 |
| Place of death | Varniai , Lower Lithuania |