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'''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.
'''Pjetër Mazreku''' or '''Peter Masarechi''' or '''Petar Masarechi''' (1584–16??) ({{lang-it|Pietro Massarecchi}}, {{lang-lat|Petrus Massarecchius}}) was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]].


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>
== Life ==
Born in [[Prizren]] from 1624 to 1634 he served as [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar|Archbishop of Bar]], while in 1631 he became the [[apostolic visitor]] of Hungary, Serbia and [[Slavonia]].<ref name="EhrenpreisSchilling2007">{{cite book|last1=Ehrenpreis|first1=Stefan|last2=Schilling|first2=Heinz|title=Wege der Neuzeit: Festschrift für Heinz Schilling zum 65. Geburtstag|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hO0WAQAAIAAJ&q=Massarecchi+Prizren&dq=Massarecchi+Prizren&hl=en&ei=O3UCTpXGEortOcOz6IIH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg|accessdate=22 June 2011|year=2007|publisher=Duncker & Humblot|isbn=978-3-428-12394-0|page=224}}</ref> In 1634 he was ordained as the [[apostolic administrator]] of [[Serbia]].<ref name="BahlckeStrohmeyer1999">{{cite book|last1=Bahlcke|first1=Joachim|last2=Strohmeyer|first2=Arno|title=Konfessionalisierung in Ostmitteleuropa: Wirkungen des religiösen Wandels im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert in Staat, Gesellschaft und Kultur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EidBVW_VVPcC&pg=PA215|accessdate=19 June 2011|year=1999|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag|isbn=978-3-515-07583-1|page=215}}</ref> From 1642 until his death he served as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren|Bishop of Prizren]]. He is the author of an etymological dictionary of the Albanian language.<ref name="Çabej1977">{{cite book|last=Çabej|first=Eqrem|title=Studime gjuhësore: Gjon Buzuku dhe gjuha e tij|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=Icj9TdTUPIrn-gbrvczPAw&ct=result&id=drY9wEs8E8YC&dq=Pjeter+Mazreku&q=Mazreku#search_anchor|accessdate=19 June 2011|year=1977|publisher=Rilindja|page=22}}</ref>


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/>
Mazreku knew many languages 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>


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>
== Sources ==

==Annotations==
His name was spellt in Latin and Italian as Mazzaretus, Massarechio, Maserecho, Masarecho, Masserecco, Massarecius, etc.<ref>{{cite book|title=Archivum franciscanum historicum periodica publicatio trimestris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ykh41rSVtu8C|year=1925|publisher=Collegio s. Bonaventura|quote=<!--Questo nome apparisce in svariatissime varianti. Mazzaretus (A. P. f. Acta, 8, f. 18) Massarechio (A. P. F. Instruzioni, 1628-1638, f. 47), Maserecho (Visite 1766), Masarecho (Memoriali, 888, f. 142), Masserecco (Relationes, f. 107), Massarecius (Acta Consist. 1610-16, 24, f. 285). In quanto a storpiature di nomi cf.-->}}</ref> In modern Albanian, his name is spellt Pjetër Mazreku.

==References==
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== Sources ==
*{{cite book|last1=Ehrenpreis|first1=Stefan|last2=Schilling|first2=Heinz|title=Wege der Neuzeit: Festschrift für Heinz Schilling zum 65. Geburtstag|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hO0WAQAAIAAJ&q=Massarecchi|accessdate=22 June 2011|year=2007|publisher=Duncker & Humblot|isbn=978-3-428-12394-0|ref=harv}}

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Revision as of 22:47, 21 April 2018

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

  1. ^ a b Ehrenpreis & Schilling 2007, p. 224.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Österreichische Osthefte. Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut. 1991. p. 373.
  4. ^ Franjo Emanuel Hoško (2000). Franjevci u kontinentalnoj Hrvatskoj kroz stoljeća. Kršćanska sadašnjost. ISBN 978-953-151-333-3.
  5. ^ Eqrem Çabej (1977). Studime gjuhësore: Gjon Buzuku dhe gjuha e tij. Rilindja. p. 22.
  6. ^ Archivum franciscanum historicum periodica publicatio trimestris. Collegio s. Bonaventura. 1925.

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