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Anton Mahnič, also spelled Antun Mahnić in Croatian orthography (14 September 1850 – 30 December 1920), was a Croatian-Slovenian prelate of the Catholic Church and a philosopher who established and led the Croatian Catholic Movement. Mahnič served as the bishop of Krk from 1897 to his death in 1920.

Biography

Mahnič was born in Kobdilj near Štanjel in the Austrian County of Gorizia and Gradisca (in today's Slovenia). He finished theological studies in Vienna and then worked as a priest and a teacher in Gorizia. During this period, he became actively involved in the Slovene political life, criticising the liberal Catholic current within the Slovene national movement.

In 1896, he became Bishop of Krk (Croatia). In his bishopric he initiated many religious societies and activities, and started Catholic publishing, including a magazine for Christian philosophy called Hrvatska straža. He founded Catholic student magazines and societies all over the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. He wrote many articles and works in the theological, philosophical, esthetical and political area. Later Mahnić initiated a Pius society, with its weekly newspaper Jutro. These groups of Catholic intellectuals, gathered around these papers, joined together in the Croatian Catholic movement) before the First World War. After the war, Mahnić was persecuted after the territory was annexed by Italy, and he went to Zagreb, where he died.

Mahnić's main goal was defending and promoting Catholic faith and its moral principles in Croatian public and social life, which were endangered by liberalization and secularization. Also important issue for him was spiritual and intellectual education of the youth.

Sources

Bozanić, Antun: Biskup Mahnić. Pastir i javni djelatnik u Hrvata, Zagreb – Krk, 1991
Krišto, Jure: Hrvatski katolički pokret (1903–1945), Zagreb, 2004, ISBN 953-6258-64-1
Krišto, Jure: Prešućena povijest. Katolička Crkva u Hrvatskoj politici 1850–1918, Zagreb, 1994, ISBN 953-169-046-4, ISBN 978-953-169-046-1
Sinjeri, Josip: "Biskup Antun Mahnić i Hrvatski katolički pokret", Riječki teološki časopis, Rijeka, 15 (2007), 2 (30), 551–587

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+[[File:biskup antun mahnic.jpg|thumb|right|Anton Mahnič]]{{Catholic Church in Croatia sidebar}}
+'''Anton Mahnič''', also spelled '''Antun Mahnić''' in Croatian orthography (14 September 1850 – 30 December 1920), was a [[Croatia]]n-[[Slovenia]]n prelate of the [[Catholic Church]] and a philosopher who established and led the [[Croatian Catholic Movement]]. Mahnič served as the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk|bishop of Krk]] from 1897 to his death in 1920.
+==Biography==
-'''Dr. Anton Mahnič''', also spelled as '''Antun Mahnić''' in Croatian ortography (14 September, 1850 – 30 December, 1920), was a [[Slovenes|Slovene]] and [[Croatia]]n [[Roman Catholic]] bishop, theologian and philosopher, founder and the main leader of the [[Croatian Catholic movement]].
+Mahnič was born in [[Kobdilj]] near [[Štanjel]] in the [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] [[County of Gorizia and Gradisca]] (in today's [[Slovenia]]). He finished theological studies in [[Vienna]] and then worked as a priest and a teacher in [[Gorizia]]. During this period, he became actively involved in the Slovene political life, criticising the liberal Catholic current within the [[Slovene national movement]].
+In 1896, he became Bishop of [[Krk (town)|Krk]] ([[Croatia]]). In his bishopric he initiated many religious societies and activities, and started Catholic publishing, including a magazine for Christian philosophy called ''Hrvatska straža''. He founded Catholic student magazines and societies all over the [[Austro-Hungarian Monarchy]]. He wrote many articles and works in the theological, philosophical, esthetical and political area. Later Mahnić initiated a Pius society, with its weekly newspaper ''Jutro''.  These groups of Catholic intellectuals, gathered around these papers, joined together in the '''[[Croatian Catholic movement]]''') before the [[First World War]]. After the war, Mahnić was persecuted after the territory was annexed by Italy, and he went to [[Zagreb]], where he died.
-He was born in [[Kobdilj]] near [[Štanjel]] in the [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] [[County of Gorizia and Gradisca]] (in today's [[Slovenia]]). He finished theological studies in [[Vienna]] and then he worked as a priest and a teacher in [[Gorizia]]. During this period, he became actively involved in the Slovene political life, criticising the liberal and liberal Catholic current within the [[Slovene national movement]].
+Mahnić's main goal was defending and promoting Catholic faith and its moral principles in Croatian public and social life, which were endangered by [[liberalization]] and [[secularization]]. Also important issue for him was spiritual and intellectual education of the youth.
-In 1896, he became a bishop of [[Krk (town)|Krk]] ([[Croatia]]).
+==See also==
-Very soon in his bishopric he initiates many religious societies and activities, and starts with a Catholic publishing, from which the most important were magazine for Christian philosophy called ''Hrvatska straža''. In the same time he initiates founding student catholic magazines and societies all over the [[Austro-Hungarian Monarchy]]. He wrote many articles and works from theological, philosophical, esthetical and political area. Later Mahnić initiates Pius society, which fruit was week newspaper ''Jutro''.  Later all of these groups of Catholic intellectuals, gathered around these papers, joined together in one unique movement (for more see the article '''[[Croatian Catholic movement]]''') before the [[First World War]]. After the War, he was persecuted during the Italian occupation, so he went to [[Zagreb]], where he died.
-Mahnić's main goal was defending and promoting Catholic faith and its moral principles in Croatian public and social life, which were endangered by [[liberalization]] and [[secularization]]. Also important issue for him was gathering and spiritual and intellectual education of the youth.
-== See also ==
-*[[Josip Srebrnič]]
 *[[Janez Evangelist Krek]]
-*[[Ivan Tavčar]]
 *[[Ljubomir Maraković]]
-*[[Ivan Protulipac]]
 *[[Ivan Merz]]
+*[[Ivan Protulipac]]
+*[[Josip Srebrnič]]
 *[[Josip Stadler]]
+*[[Ivan Tavčar]]
+==Sources==
-{{Lifetime|1850|1920|Mahnic, Anton}}
+*Bozanić, Antun: ''Biskup Mahnić. Pastir i javni djelatnik u Hrvata'', [[Zagreb]] – Krk, 1991
-[[Category:Croatian Catholics]]
+*Krišto, Jure: ''Hrvatski katolički pokret (1903–1945)'', Zagreb, 2004, {{ISBN|953-6258-64-1}}
-[[Category:Croatian philosophers]]
+*Krišto, Jure: ''Prešućena povijest. Katolička Crkva u Hrvatskoj politici 1850–1918'', Zagreb, 1994, {{ISBN|953-169-046-4}}, {{ISBN|978-953-169-046-1}}
-[[Category:Croatian Catholic bishops]]
+*Sinjeri, Josip: "Biskup Antun Mahnić i Hrvatski katolički pokret", ''Riječki teološki časopis'', [[Rijeka]], 15 (2007), 2 (30), 551–587
-[[Category:People from Komen]]
-[[Category:People from Gorizia]]
-[[Category:Roman Catholic Church in Croatia]]
-[[Category:Slovenian Roman Catholic bishops]]
+{{Slovene saints}}
-[[de:Antun Mahnić]]
+{{Komen|state=collapsed}}
-[[hr:Antun Mahnić]]
+{{Authority control}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahnic, Anton}}
+[[Category:1850 births]]
+[[Category:1920 deaths]]
+[[Category:Slovenian Roman Catholic bishops]]
+[[Category:20th-century Slovenian philosophers]]
+[[Category:Slovenian emigrants to Croatia]]
+[[Category:Conservatism in Slovenia]]
+[[Category:Catholic philosophers]]
+[[Category:19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia]]
+[[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia]]
+[[Category:Bishops of Krk]]
+[[Category:Roman Catholic activists]]
+[[Category:People from the Municipality of Komen]]
+[[Category:People from Gorizia]]
+[[Category:Slovenian Servants of God]]

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