MONS. LEOPOLD JURCA I NJEGOVO DJELOVANJE U RAZDOBLJU IZMEĐU DVAJU SVJETSKIH RATOVA U HRVATSKOJ ISTRI. (Croatian)

THE MONSIGNOR LEOPOLD JURCA AND HIS WORK IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN TWO WORLD WARS IN CROATIAN ISTRIA. (English)
IL MONSIGNOR LEOPOLD JURCA E IL SUO RUOLO NEL PERIODO TRA LE DUE GUERRE MONDIALI NELL'ISTRIA CROATA. (Polish)

ISTRIA (Croatia & Slovenia); JULIAN March

The role of clergy in the region of Istria has been very important throughout history, especially in the preservation of Slovenian and Croatian language in the Julian March area in the period between the two world wars. Although the role of the priest was important, this topic remains relatively unexplored, especially when it comes to Slovene priests who worked in the area of Croatian Istria; some of them are still rather unknown to the general public. That is why, among other issues, this paper deals with the position of Slovene priests in the area of Croatian Istria, with particular emphasis on the work and activities of Leopold Jurca. In addition, Josip Grašič and Stjepan (Štefan) Cek are also mentioned. Leopold Jurca is one of the most important historical figures, who worked in the area of Croatian Istria in the period between the two world wars. His activity is described in the book My Years in Istria under Fascism (Moja leta v Istri pod fašizmom, 1978), and although he has left an autobiographical work behind, it has not been fully valorized among the men of faith. Through his work, Leopold Jurca makes the effort to preserve the Croatian language and cultural heritage. He was quite popular among the parishioners of the Trviž parish between 1929 and 1945 and has left a powerful legacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vloga duhovnika v Istri skozi zgodovino je bila zelo pomembna in to predvsem pri ohranjanju slovenskega in hrvaškega jezika na prostoru Julijske krajine v času med dvema vojnama. Čeprav je vloga duhovnikov bila izjemno pomembna ta je tematika izjemno slabo raziskana, nekateri duhovniki pa sploh niso poznati širši javnosti. Zato, se v prispevku, med ostalim, problematizira položaj slovenskih duhovnikov na območju hrvaške Istre s posebnim poudarkom na delo in delovanje enega od njih; Leopolda Jurce za katerega se lahko trdi, da je eden od najbolj pomembnih oseb, ki so bile prisotne na območju hrvaške Iste v času med vojnama. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nel corso della storia, soprattutto durante il periodo tra le due guerre mondiali, il clero in Istria ha avuto un ruolo importante per la conservazione della lingua slovena e croata nella Venezia Giulia. Nonostante il ruolo del clero fosse importante, esso era poco studiato e alcuni preti erano poco noti. Per tale motivo, il presente contributo ha lo scopo di mettere in luce la difficile posizione dei preti sloveni nell'area dell'Istria croata, tra i quali vengono messi in evidenza il ruolo e l'attività di Leopold Jurca. Jurca può essere considerato come uno dei personaggi storici più rilevanti che avevano operato nell'area dell'Istria croata nel periodo interbellico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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