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tRIbute tO tRubaR'S aNNIVeRSaRy IN
Italy
The image and life of Primož Trubar are also connected with
places which today lie in Italy. The fifth centennial of the birth of
this great Slovene was celebrated in Trieste with the exhibition
'Primož Trubar − the great unknown European'. The exhibition
was held at 'Narodni dom' and closed at the end of October.
Visitors were able to see facsimiles of Trubar's editions from the
'Narodna in študijska knjižnica' library in Trieste.
A scientific theological symposium was held in Rome in September,
organized by the Slovene Theological Academy in Rome and
the Institute of Church History at the Faculty of Theology of
the University of Ljubljana. Twenty-nine lecturers spoke about
Trubar in the six days of the symposium. They discussed Trubar's
theological views of sacraments, righteousness, anthropology,
church tradition, popular devotions, ethics and the Bible, as well
as his pastoral activities and his role today. Trubar was a harsh
critic of the Catholic Church of his time, wanting to reform it.
The driving force behind his work was his deep faith and love for
all Slovene people, which is why most of the time he preached
in simple language.
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DayS OF euROPeaN CultuRal
heRItage
At Trubar's home in Rašica, one of the central Slovene cultural
venues this year, the 18th Days of European Cultural Heritage
were opened in September. A project initiated by the Council
of Europe almost two decades ago, it has grown into a broad
movement in Slovenia. Museologists, restorers and conservators
are presenting and developing their skills, introducing them to
numerous visitors. The project has opened the doors of museums
and other Slovene institutions protecting the national heritage,
significantly increasing the number of visitors and, has especially
made history a subject popular among school children. The
opening statement was given by the Slovene President Danilo
Türk, who described this project as one of the most interesting
initiatives in Europe. He accentuated the interesting diversity of
European cultures, as well as many common traits which enable
the building of bridges between people and nations. In the
following ten days numerous events took place around Slovenia
which were attended by crowds of visitors.
SlOVeNe FIlM FeStIVal IN PORtOROŽ
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