Grgur Mekinić
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Grgur Mekinić (Gregorius Pythiraeus; 1534 – 4 March 1617) was a Protestant writer and poet notable for his literary activities among Burgenland Croats. He is the author of two religious songbooks published in Burgenland Croatian language; Dusevne peszne, published in 1609, Druge knjige duševnih pesan in 1611, both being dedicated to count Nikola VI Zrinski.[1] He died in Keresztur, Hungary (today Deutschkreutz, Burgenland in Austria) on 4 March 1617.
In 2017, a plaque was unveiled in Deutschkreuz, dedicated to Mekinić.[2]
See also
References
- ^ GRADIŠĆE CROATIAN PROTESTANT LITERATURE, Zvonimir Bartolić
- ^ Simpozij i spomen-ploča u čast Grguru Mekiniću
External links
- Grgur Mekinić on Croatian Encyclopedia
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- 1534 births
- 16th-century Protestant theologians
- Croatian writers
- Croatian Protestant theologians
- 16th-century Croatian poets
- 17th-century Croatian writers
- 17th-century Croatian poets
- 17th-century Hungarian people
- 17th-century Austrian people
- 1617 deaths