Tomo Zdelarić
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Born1531
Lupoglav, Dugo Selo, Kingdom of Slavonia
DiedApril 8, 1572 (aged 40–41)
OthernamesToma Zdelario, Thomas Zdelaric[1]
OccupationJesuit
Tomo Zdelarić | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1531 Lupoglav, Dugo Selo, Kingdom of Slavonia |
| Died | April 8, 1572 (aged 40–41) |
| Other names | Toma Zdelario, Thomas Zdelaric[1] |
| Occupation | Jesuit |
| Known for | the earliest Jesuit from Slavonia |
Tomo Zdelarić (Latin: Zdjelaritius Sclavus, Thomas Sclavus, Thomas Sdelaritius Illyricus) (c. 1531 – 8 April 1572) was the earliest Jesuit from Habsburg Kingdom of Slavonia.[2] According to Vanino, Zdelarić also referred to himself as Illyrus.[3]
Zdelarić was born in Lupoglav, Dugo Selo around 1531.[4] Zdelarić became a Jesuit in 1554.[3] He was lecturer of the philosophy at the Jesuit college in Vilnius.[5]
Zdelaric died in Vilnius on 8 April[6] 1572[4] in a plague.[7]