Hum (Jan 2006)
HOMAGE OF HOLY VIRGIN IN JURE RADOJEVIĆ GIZDELIN’S LITERARY WORKS
Abstract
Although he doesn’t belong to the group of the most prominent Croatian baroque writers, Jure Radivojević Gizdelin certainly does not deserve to be forgotten, even more because during a very turbulent period of the Croatian history he defended his homeland equally with both saber and pen. With that leading idea the authors of this article endeavor to throw light upon the character and work of this Croatian soldier and poet of Bosnian origin, with a reference to Holy Virgin Mary, whom he reveres with a special zeal. His works “Okolišenje i uzetje grada Budina” and “Skazanje vazetja lipoga Biograda” are pervaded with a deep devoutness to Our Lady of Olovo to whom he writes praises and in whose help he relies upon in the fight against obnoxious Turkish conquerors and usurpers of the Bosnian Kingdom.
