Radoslav Glavaš (senior)
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Radoslav Glavaš | |
|---|---|
| General Vicar of Mostar-Duvno | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Mostar-Duvno |
| Appointed | 1910 |
| Term ended | 1913 |
| Other post(s) | Diocesan secretary (1904–13) Administrator in material matters of Mostar-Duvno and Trebinje-Mrkan (1910–12) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1867 |
| Died | 20 July 1913 (aged 45) Humac, Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Radoslav Glavaš (28 November 1867 – 20 July 1913) was a Herzegovinian Croat Franciscan, writer and cultural worker. From 1904 he was a secretary of Bishop Paškal Buconjić of Mostar-Duvno and Trebinje-Mrkan and from 1910 he served as a general vicar the Diocese of Mostar-Duvno.
He used his position and influence to enrich and promote the interests of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina. As a writer, he defended the interests of the Franciscans.
Glavaš was born in Drinovci near Grude in Herzegovina Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. He studied philosophy and theology in Rome, Perugia and Innsbruck.
In 1890, Glavaš was ordained a priest. In 1893, he became a professor of theology in Assisi. He taught theology at the seminaries in Franciscan friaries in Široki Brijeg and Mostar. He was one of the founders of the Croatian Joint-Stock Company and the Croatian Joint-Stock Printing House. In 1902, Glavaš also established the Croatian Support Society for the Needs of Students and University Students from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Mostar.[1]
