Reconstruction of the Theological Seminary in Đakovo

Bogoslovno su sjemenište od osnutka do danas pratile prenamjene, pregradnje i obnove. Nakon što je 1914. otvoreno, počeo je Prvi svjetski rat, i Sjemeništu je nametnuta prva prenamjena. Na dugom katu uređena je bolnica za ranjene vojnike. U dijelu visokog prizemlja bila je zatim jedno vrijeme Građanska škola za vanjske đake. Za vrijeme Drugoga svjetskog rata, i teškog i siromašnog poraća, trebalo je preživjeti. Kad su minula ta teška vremena i kad se povećao broj bogoslova iz drugih biskupija, počelo se razmišljati o proširenju životnog prostora. Godine 1968. adaptiraju se mansarde. Nakon požara 1972., koji je progutao trećinu krovišta i uništio aulu, pristupilo se cjelovitoj obnovi krovišta i gotovo cijele zgrade. U duhu liturgijske reforme Drugoga vatikanskog sabora preuređena je kapela, posebice svetište. Sjemenište je preživjelo tri rata, Prvi i Drugi svjetski i Domovinski rat, koji su ostavili vidljive tragove na zgradi. Idući ususret jubileju, Sjemenište je zadnjih godina obnovljeno izvana i iznutra, od krova do podruma i obogaćeno novim sadržajima.Since its foundation up to these days, the building of the Seminary has been redesigned, adapted and reconstructed. After it had been founded, the World War I broke out and the fi rst alterations were made. The second fl oor was adapted into a hospital for wounded soldiers. Part of the raised ground fl oor used to serve as a public school for a certain period of time. World War II and the postwar time brought along many hardships. When the hard times were over and the number of the seminarians increased, widening of the existing premises was considered. The garrets were adapted in 1968. After the fi re in 1972, which had swallowed one third of the roof truss and devastated the entrance hall, the complete roof truss and almost the entire building were reconstructed. The chapel and the tabernacle were designed according to the spirit of the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council. The Seminary survived three different wars: World War I, World War II and the Homeland War. All of them left visual traces on the building. For the occasion of its jubilee, the Seminary has recently been reconstructed, both inside and outside, from roof to basement, and enriched with new contents