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'''Peter Masarechi''' ({{lang-la|Petrus Massarecchius}}, {{lang-it|Pietro Massarecchi/Masarechi}}, {{lang-sq|Pjetër Mazreku}}; |
'''Peter Masarechi''' ({{lang-la|Petrus Massarecchius}}, {{lang-it|Pietro Massarecchi/Masarechi}}, {{lang-sq|Pjetër Mazreku}}; 1584–August 1634) was a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[prelate]], serving as [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar|Archbishop of Bar]], and also being a papal representative as [[apostolic visitor]], and an [[apostolic administrator]]. He was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] born in [[Prizren]] (now in [[Kosovo]]). He wrote documents on the state of Christians in the Ottoman Empire, and authored an Albanian etymological dictionary. |
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Masarechi was an Albanian born in Prizren (now in Kosovo).{{sfn|Ehrenpreis|Schilling|2007|p=224}} While a [[chaplain]] of the [[Republic of Ragusa|Ragusan]] colony in [[Sofia]] (now in [[Bulgaria]]), the [[Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith]] decided to send him through the Balkans and collect information on the state of Catholics. As an [[apostolic visitor]] he visited and wrote about "Bulgaria, Serbia, Syrmia, Slavonia and Bosnia" in 1623–24.<ref name=JAZU1938>{{cite journal|author=—|title=—|journal=Bulletin international de l'Académie yougoslave des sciences et des beaux-arts: Classes: d'histoire et de philologie, de philosophie et de droit, des beaux-arts et belles-lettres|volume=10–12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GCTNAAAAMAAJ|year=1938|publisher=JAZU|pp=99–101}}</ref> |
Masarechi was an Albanian born in Prizren (now in Kosovo).{{sfn|Ehrenpreis|Schilling|2007|p=224}} At one point he was a general vicar under Bishop of Prizren Petar Katić (appointed in 1618).<ref name=JAZU1938/> While a [[chaplain]] of the [[Republic of Ragusa|Ragusan]] colony in [[Sofia]] (now in [[Bulgaria]]), the [[Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith]] decided to send him through the Balkans and collect information on the state of Catholics. As an [[apostolic visitor]] he visited and wrote about "Bulgaria, Serbia, Syrmia, Slavonia and Bosnia" in 1623–24.<ref name=JAZU1938>{{cite journal|author=—|title=—|journal=Bulletin international de l'Académie yougoslave des sciences et des beaux-arts: Classes: d'histoire et de philologie, de philosophie et de droit, des beaux-arts et belles-lettres|volume=10–12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GCTNAAAAMAAJ|year=1938|publisher=JAZU|pp=99–101}}</ref> According to his writings, in [[north Albania]] and [[Zeta Plain|Zeta]] Catholic Albanians and Orthodox Serbs lived together, in Kosovo were mainly Orthodox villages (while Prizren had Serb and Albanian Catholics).<ref>{{cite book|title=Österreichische Osthefte|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pGRpAAAAMAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut.|p=373|quote=<!--Masarechi-->}}</ref> |
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In 1624 he became the Archbishop of Bar, and also apostolic administrator of the vacant bishoprics of Serbia.<ref name=JAZU1938/> On 31 March 1631, he was appointed the apostolic administrator of "Hungary, Serbia and [[Slavonia]]",<ref name=JAZU1938/>{{sfn|Ehrenpreis|Schilling|2007|p=224}} as [[Apostolic vicariate|vicar]] in Belgrade.<ref name="Hoško2000">{{cite book|author=Franjo Emanuel Hoško|title=Franjevci u kontinentalnoj Hrvatskoj kroz stoljeća|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhiLAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Kršćanska sadašnjost|isbn=978-953-151-333-3}}</ref> He died in 1634.<ref name=JAZU1938/> |
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Masarechi knew many languages,<ref name=JAZU1938/> and authored an etymological dictionary of the Albanian language.<ref>{{cite book|author=Eqrem Çabej|title=Studime gjuhësore: Gjon Buzuku dhe gjuha e tij|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=drY9wEs8E8YC|year=1977|publisher=Rilindja|p=22}}</ref> |
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Peter Masarechi (Latin: Petrus Massarecchius, Italian: Pietro Massarecchi/Masarechi, Albanian: Pjetër Mazreku; 1584–August 1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate, serving as Archbishop of Bar, and also being a papal representative as apostolic visitor, and an apostolic administrator. He was an Albanian born in Prizren (now in Kosovo). He wrote documents on the state of Christians in the Ottoman Empire, and authored an Albanian etymological dictionary.
Masarechi was an Albanian born in Prizren (now in Kosovo).[1] At one point he was a general vicar under Bishop of Prizren Petar Katić (appointed in 1618).[2] While a chaplain of the Ragusan colony in Sofia (now in Bulgaria), the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith decided to send him through the Balkans and collect information on the state of Catholics. As an apostolic visitor he visited and wrote about "Bulgaria, Serbia, Syrmia, Slavonia and Bosnia" in 1623–24.[2] According to his writings, in north Albania and Zeta Catholic Albanians and Orthodox Serbs lived together, in Kosovo were mainly Orthodox villages (while Prizren had Serb and Albanian Catholics).[3]
In 1624 he became the Archbishop of Bar, and also apostolic administrator of the vacant bishoprics of Serbia.[2] On 31 March 1631, he was appointed the apostolic administrator of "Hungary, Serbia and Slavonia",[2][1] as vicar in Belgrade.[4] He died in 1634.[2]
Masarechi knew many languages,[2] and authored an etymological dictionary of the Albanian language.[5]
Annotations
His name was spellt in Latin and Italian as Mazzaretus, Massarechio, Maserecho, Masarecho, Masserecco, Massarecius, etc.[6] In modern Albanian, his name is spellt Pjetër Mazreku.
References
- ^ a b Ehrenpreis & Schilling 2007, p. 224.
- ^ a b c d e f — (1938). "—". Bulletin international de l'Académie yougoslave des sciences et des beaux-arts: Classes: d'histoire et de philologie, de philosophie et de droit, des beaux-arts et belles-lettres. 10–12. JAZU: 99–101.
{{cite journal}}:|author=has numeric name (help) - ^ Österreichische Osthefte. Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut. 1991. p. 373.
- ^ Franjo Emanuel Hoško (2000). Franjevci u kontinentalnoj Hrvatskoj kroz stoljeća. Kršćanska sadašnjost. ISBN 978-953-151-333-3.
- ^ Eqrem Çabej (1977). Studime gjuhësore: Gjon Buzuku dhe gjuha e tij. Rilindja. p. 22.
- ^ Archivum franciscanum historicum periodica publicatio trimestris. Collegio s. Bonaventura. 1925.
Sources
- Ehrenpreis, Stefan; Schilling, Heinz (2007). Wege der Neuzeit: Festschrift für Heinz Schilling zum 65. Geburtstag. Duncker & Humblot. ISBN 978-3-428-12394-0. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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