OSVALD, FRANKO RICHARD. - Priest, archbishop's vicar of Trnava and writer, b. at Hodruša on 3 Oct. 1845, d. at Trnava on 14 Apr. 1926.
He wrote many books of religious instruction for the people. When the Slovak language began to lose ground under Magyar pressure, O. spent his energies and his means to save it, especially in the churches. And for this reason he helped the clergy with various homiletic editions, and founded and directed for 28 years the periodical Kazatel'ka (= The Pulpit, 1881-1908). Furthermore he was the initiator and organizer of a literary movement, which takes its name from him, Osvaldova družina (= School of Osvald), gathering Catholic men of letters around the review Literárne listy, which he founded and directed for 18 years (1891-1908). This school devoted itself especially to historical-literary research, studying in the first place the merits of Catholics for Slovak culture, neglected by non-Catholic scholars. At the beginning of the 20th century O. was the most significant figure in Slovak cultural life, as regards the Catholic milieu.
Bibliography2 worksL. Rizner, Bibliografia, Turč. Sv. Martin 1932, III, pp. 345-52; V. Ries, František Richard O., Trnava 1936.
BIBL.: L. Rizner, Bibliografia, Turč. Sv. Martin 1932, III, pp. 345-52; V. Ries, František Richard O., Trnava 1936.
Lacko, Michele. “Osvald, franko richard.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, col. 444. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/osvald-franko-richard.
MLA
Lacko, Michele. “Osvald, franko richard.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 444. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/osvald-franko-richard.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec9_osvald_franko_richard,
author = {Lacko, Michele},
title = {Osvald, franko richard},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {IX},
pages = {444},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1952},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/osvald-franko-richard}
}
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