International Symposium on Marko Antun De Dominis
The British Library, 6th May 2008
First international symposium in Great Britain on Marko De Dominis, Croatian scientist and theologian, Bishop of Senj, Archbishop of Split, Dean of Windsor and Master of Savoy, was held at the British Library in London on 6th May 2008.
The symposium entitled “Marco Antonio De Dominis (Rab 1560 – Rome 1624) – Catholic, Anglican and Ecumenist: A Celebration” brought together historians and academics from Croatia and Great Britain. It was organised by the Croatian Embassy in London and the Department for the International Cultural Co-operation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, in co-operation with the British Library.
International Symposium on Marko Antun De Dominis
The British Library, 6th May 2008
First international symposium in Great Britain on Marko De Dominis, Croatian scientist and theologian, Bishop of Senj, Archbishop of Split, Dean of Windsor and Master of Savoy, was held at the British Library in London on 6th May 2008.
The symposium entitled “Marco Antonio De Dominis (Rab 1560 – Rome 1624) – Catholic, Anglican and Ecumenist: A Celebration” brought together historians and academics from Croatia and Great Britain. It was organised by the Croatian Embassy in London and the Department for the International Cultural Co-operation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, in co-operation with the British Library.
Dr Noel Malcolm, lecturer in history at All Souls College at Oxford University, the author of the only book on De Dominis published in England, spoke about different interpretations of the life and work of De Dominis in the works of historians around the world.Dr Ivan Golob, professor emeritus at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Zagreb and at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, theologian, author, described De Dominis as a theologian of the unification of Christian churches and a reformer of the Catholic Church. Michael Questier, professor of history at the Queen Mary College, University of London, focused on De Dominis's role in the political life of England at the beginning of 17th century and on the influence of the Catholics on international relations. Dr Ivana Prijatelj Pavicic, vice-dean at the Faculty of Philosophy in Split, offered an analysis of all the portraits of the archbishop discovered to date in Croatia and Great Britain dating from the end of 16th century until 19th century. Dr Ante Maletic, editor and publisher of a capital opus on De Dominis, spoke about De Dominis in the context of the historical continuity of Split.
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