Croatian history

Queen Jelena the Glorious

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“On August 28, 1898, all church bells in Solin rang when the deciphered letters revealed the name Jelena on the excavated sarcophagus,” writes Don Frane Bulić in his work In the Footsteps of Croatian Rulers. It was a significant day for Croatian history and archaeology, in which Don Frane Bulić actively participated. Next to today’s … Read more

Josip Juraj Strossmayer

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Josip Juraj Strossmayer was born on February 4, 1815, in Osijek, where his great-grandfather from Upper Austria settled due to military service. His father was a horse trader, although he couldn’t read or write, and his mother was a gentle and devout woman. The bishop himself wrote: “Thank God that my mother was able to … Read more