Jurij Slatkonja
George Slatkonia (Georg von Slatkonia, also Jurij Chrysippus, Slovenian: Jurij Slatkonja, 21 March 1456 – 26 April 1522) was a Carniolan choirmaster and the first residential Bishop of Vienna. He was also the first owner of an ex libris among the Slovenes. His coat of arms contained a golden horse, based on a false etymology of his surname (Slovene slat [≈ zlat] 'golden' + konja [≈ konj] 'horse').
Jurij Slatkonja
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- Name
- George Slatkonia
- Born
- 21 March 1456
- Birthplace
- Ljubljana
- Died
- 26 April 1522
- Nationality
- Holy Roman Empire
- Occupation
- conductor · composer · choir director · catholic priest · church choirmaster · chapelmaster · bishop
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George Slatkonia (Georg von Slatkonia, also Jurij Chrysippus, Slovenian: Jurij Slatkonja, 21 March 1456 – 26 April 1522) was a Carniolan choirmaster and the first residential Bishop of Vienna. He was also the first owner of an ex libris among the Slovenes. His coat of arms contained a golden horse, based on a false etymology of his surname (Slovene slat [≈ zlat] 'golden' + konja [≈ konj] 'horse').
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(The surname actually refers to someone that enjoys sweet food.)
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• Type — Bishop • Name — George Slatkonia • Title — Bishop of Pedena • Church — Catholic Church • Diocese — Diocese of Pedena • Term — 1513? – 1522 • Born — 21 March 1456 • Birthplace — Ljubljana • Died — 26 April 1522
Life
Life
Born in Ljubljana, Slatkonia studied in Ljubljana, in 1474 in Ingolstadt, and then starting in 1475 in Vienna, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1477 at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1495, he was a chaplain and cantor at the court in Vienna; he was also the canon and provost of the Diocese of Ljubljana. In 1498, he was appointed the singing master (Singmeister) of the choir, later known as the Vienna Boys' Choir. In 1500 he became chapel master (Kapellmeister) of the, and in 1513 the senior chapel master (obrister Capellmeister). In 1499, he was named the second provost of the Novo Mesto College Chapter. In 1513, he was given the position of the Bishop of Vienna, although he continued to work as the main music organiser in the city and probably also himself composed. His name first appears Slovenised as Juri Zlatkonja in 1849, and then Zladkonja in 1877, Jurij Slatkonja in 1881, and Jurij Sladkonja in 1892.
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As a leader who fostered a bridge between faith and art, Slatkonia left a legacy in Vienna as well as in Slovenia. In 2022, Slovenia observed the 500th anniversary of his death. The George Slatkonia Conservatory of Music (Konservatorij za glasbo Jurij Slatkonja), founded by the Diocese of Novo Mesto, is named after him. Since 2006, the golden horse in Slatkonja's coat of arms has been part of the coat of arms of the Diocese of Novo Mesto. The music award for new liturgical music in Vienna has been named after Slatkonja (Bischof-Slatkonia-Preis für neue liturgische Musik).
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- 1.Anderson, Robert. Elgar and Chivalry. Elgar Editions. 114. 2002.
- 2.Posset, Franz. Renaissance Monks: A Group Portrait of Monastic Humanism. Wipf & Stock. 65. 2022.
- 3.Penny. Cultural Visions: Essays in the History of Culture. Brill. 187. 2022.
- 4.Gruden, Josip. Zgodovina slovenskega naroda, vol. 1. Družba sv. Mohorja. 313. 1910.
- 5.Lukman, Franc Ksaver. Slatkonja, Jurij (1456–1522). slovenska-biografija.si. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
- 6.Nared, Andrej. Historični seminar 7. ZRC Publishing House. 23. 978-961-254-139-2.
- 7.Popisi življenja znamenitnih Slovanov. Vedež. 2. 3. 20. 1849.
- 8.Dr. Jakob Zupan. Učiteljski tovariš. 17. 16. 244. 15 August 1877.
- 9.Radics, Peter. Slovenec za škofa na Dunaji, 1456-1522. Kres. 1. 12. 653. 1881.
- 10.Koblar, Anton. Drobtinice iz furlanskih arhivov. Izvestja Muzejskega društva za Kranjsko. 2. 1. 76. 1892.
- 11.Slowenen gedenken des ersten Wiener Bischofs Georg Slatkonia. glaube.at.
- 12.Praznovanje 500 - obletnice smrti ustanovitelja Dunajskih dečkov. Revija Reporter.
- 13.Žnidaršič Golec, Lilijana. Znameniti Kranjec Jurij Slatkonja (1456–1522). Družina.si. 26 September 2022.
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