Šimun Kožičić Benja
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Šimun Kožičić Benja (ca. 1460 – March, 1536) was a Croatian-Dalmatian orator, humanist and printer, who served as the bishop of Modruš from 1509. He is primarily known for his speech De Corvatiae Desolatione (On the desolation of Croatia) in 1513, as well as for the Glagolithic printing press he founded in 1530, Rijeka.
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Šimun Kožičić Benja | |
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Born | ca. 1460 |
Died | 1536 |
Occupation | priest |
Known for | founder of the Glagolitic printing house in Rijeka |
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