Petar Perica
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Father Petar Perica was a Croatian Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuits, and the author of the Catholic hymns Zdravo Djevo and Do nebesa nek se ori.
He was born June 27, 1881 in Kotišina near Makarska
. He finished elementary school in Makarska. He continued his education in 1895 in Travnik
. After Pope Leo XIII consecrated the world to the Sacred Heart
in 1899, in Croatia
an initiative was launched with the help of Perica intended to draw Croatian youth to dedicate themselves to the Sacred Heart. A brochure was released to this purpose, which included Perica's Do nebesa nek se ori, which remains one of the most popular Croatian liturgical songs. In 1900 a Croatian pilgrimage to Rome
was held, during which Perica and Franjo Scholz gave to Pope Leo XIII an album containing the signatures of over 160,000 Croatian youth.
In 1901 Perica became a Jesuit. In October of 1944, Perica was killed by Yugoslav Partisans on the small island of Daksa
near Dubrovnik
. A funeral was held for Perica, and his remains were buried in 2010.
He was born June 27, 1881 in Kotišina near Makarska
Makarska
Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....
. He finished elementary school in Makarska. He continued his education in 1895 in Travnik
Travnik
Travnik is a city and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, 90 km west of Sarajevo. It is the capital of the Central Bosnia Canton, and is located in the Travnik Municipality. Travnik today has some 27,000 residents, with a metro population that is probably close to 70,000 people...
. After Pope Leo XIII consecrated the world to the Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart
The Sacred Heart is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of His divine love for Humanity....
in 1899, in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
an initiative was launched with the help of Perica intended to draw Croatian youth to dedicate themselves to the Sacred Heart. A brochure was released to this purpose, which included Perica's Do nebesa nek se ori, which remains one of the most popular Croatian liturgical songs. In 1900 a Croatian pilgrimage to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
was held, during which Perica and Franjo Scholz gave to Pope Leo XIII an album containing the signatures of over 160,000 Croatian youth.
In 1901 Perica became a Jesuit. In October of 1944, Perica was killed by Yugoslav Partisans on the small island of Daksa
Daksa (Dubrovnik)
Daksa is a small uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated near Dubrovnik in front of Rijeka dubrovačka. The area of the island is about 0.07 km2, the highest point is 24 m above sea level....
near Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
. A funeral was held for Perica, and his remains were buried in 2010.