Anton Korošec (1872–1940), a Priest of the Lavant (Maribor) Diocese

Abstract

One hundred and fifty years ago (May 12, 1872) Anton Korošec, a leading figure of the Slovene political life between two world wars, was born at Biserjane near Sv. Jurij ob Ščavnici. He was a priest of the Lavant (Maribor) Diocese. He exercised priestly duties only at the beginning of his public activities, but the fact that he was a priest was a significant feature of his whole life and marked both his political career and his place in the Slovene historiography. As the leader of the strongest Slovene political party, he was supported by the majority of his fellow priests. He was considered as the Slovene national leader and a thorn in the flesh of the centralist and unitarian parties. He got in occasional conflicts with the bishops, and the Pope's representative in Belgrade was also not in his favor.

Keywords

• anton korošec (1872–1940)
• kingdom of yugoslavia
• slovene people's party
• bishop andrej karlin (1857–1933)
• bishop anton bonaventura jeglič (1850–1937)
• diocese of maribor