Nationality Habsburg Died 1621 | Occupation Catholic priest | |
Other names Martin Dubravić, Martinus Dobrouitius Other name Martin Dubravić, Martinus Dobrouitius | ||
Martin Dobrović or Martin Dubravić (Latin: Martinus Dobrouitius; fl. 1599–1621†) was Catholic priest. After he was educated in Graz he became parsel of Ivanić and later became a canon in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb.
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Early life and education
A Serbian Orthodox Christian, Dobrović was born to parents that migrated from Bosnia to what is today Croatia. Dobrović converted to Catholicism. Thanks to the recommendations of Ljubljana's Bishop Thomas Chrön, the Catholic church educated Dobrović as a priest in the school in Graz. He was a student in Graz in the period between 1599 and 1608. His song Eidem was published in a 1601 work where his profession was noted as a student of literature (Latin: Litterarum humaniorum studiosus) . Dobrović was parsel of Ivanić and chaplain of the German military garrison in Ivanić.
Catholicization of Orthodox Serbs
As parsel of Ivanić, Dobrović actively worked on Catholicization of Orthodox Serbs who migrated from Ottoman Empire to the region around Marča and Ivanić. He began with this activities even before Simeon Vretanja was appointed as the bishop of Marča. In 1609 Dobrović was authorized by the Pope to convert Orthodox Serbs to Catholic faith. Dobrović convinced Simeon Vretanja to recognize Pope's jurisdiction and to accept the Eastern Catholicism. In 1611 Dobrović and Vretanja travelled to Rome together. Simeon met with Pope and formally accepted Eastern Catholicism. In March 1613 in Marča Monastery, Dobrović had a meeting with Simeon and several most notable Serbian voivode where he tried to convince them to convert to Catholicism and to accept that Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb is owner of their land. Dobrović recommended Matija Sumer from Ivanić to be educated as Catholic priest.
Dobrović died in 1621.