PIER PAOLO VERGERIO IL GIOVANE E "RASGOVARANGE MEGIU PAPISTU I GEDNIM LUTERAN" (I COLLOQUI FRA UN PAPISTA E UN LUTERANO)

SINTESI
Rasgovarange megiu Papistu i gednim Luteran, il primo libro protestante croato, fu scritto da un autore ignoto, firmatosi con lo pseudonimo di Anton Senjanin (Antonio da Segna). Gli stessi esperti discordano sull'attribuzione del volume. Nel presente studio si analizza il testo originario di Razgovarange, soprattutto dal punto di vista teologico, per comprendere le relazioni fra quest'opera e Pier Paolo Vergerio il Giovane, che diffuse il Vangelo in Istria, scrisse numerose opere polemiche e contribuì alla pubblicazione e alla diffusione dei testi riformati in lingua croata.

Parole chiave: protestantesimo, Istria, Pier Paolo Vergerio il Giovane

PETER PAUL VERGERIUS, JR., AND "RASGOVARANGE MEGIU PAPISTU I GEDNIM LUTERAN" (A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A PAPIST AND A LUTHERAN)

Stanko JAMBREK
Evangelical Theological Faculty in Osijek, HR-31103 Osijek

SUMMARY
Peter Paul Vergerius, Jr., left noticeable and various traces in Croatian cultural and religious history. In Istra he distinguished himself as a strong and consistent announcer of the Gospel, whose sermons were enjoyed by the people from all social classes. As a tireless, clever and steady polemicist he left us numerous works in Latin and Italian language. The work Rasgovarange megiu Papistu i gednim Luteran (in continuation Razgovaranje) is also attributed to him, which is known to be the first printed protestant work written in Croatian.

Razgovaranje is a booklet which arouses much enthusiasm with its directness, wit and picturesqueness. In it a Papist sets forty most important theological questions to a Lutheran, who provides the answers. A good knowledge of the essence of the Roman-Catholic and Evangelical teachings, the history of Church and especially the Bible as the only criterion in distinguishing the orthodoxy of individual teachings are evident in the essay. The Papist's questions express in detail the attitudes of Catholic teachers and believers. The Lutheran gives a short answer to each question, with which he explains the essence of the reformation teachings.

This discussion wishes to establish the relation between this exceptional work and P. P. Vergerius with an analysis of the original text.

Key words: Protestantism, Istra, Peter Paul Vergerius, Jr.