Contribution to the History of the Seminary in Đakovo According to the Sources from the Vienna Nuncio’s Residence Archives (ASV, Arch. Nunz. Vienna, 184, 359, 643)

Položaj i ime Bosanske, odnosno Đakovačke i srijemske biskupije, indikativni su i za povijest njezina sjemeništa, odnosno odgoja svećeničkog podmlatka. U svojoj monografiji Biskupijsko sjemenište u Djakovu, Đakovo 1911., Matija Pavić iscrpno je, koristeći lokalne povijesne izvore, osvijetlio pojedina razdoblja; pisac ovog članka donosi kao ilustraciju pojedinih razdoblja nekoliko novih podataka i neobjavljenih dokumenata iz arhiva bečkog nuncija, danas u Vatikanskom tajnom arhivu. U dva pisma bečkog nuncija G. Garampija Državnom tajništvu pojašnjava se stav nuncija i uopće antiiluminističke struje koja je u doba apsolutizma nastojala zadržati autonomiju Crkve i glede odgoja. Nasuprot takvom stavu, bosanski vikar A. Okić uspio je g. 1785. za svoje studente, koji više nisu mogli studirati u Ljubljani, dobiti pomoć od cara. Osim toga, pokazuje se i negativan stav bečkog nuncija na osnivanje, kao i na način financiranja, kasnije neuspjelih, generalnih sjemeništa u Ugarskoj. Nakon zabrane Propagande (1841.) da se bosanski bogoslovi odgajaju u Ugarskoj i Hrvatskoj, Albert Nugent, austrijski oficir stacioniran u Stolniku, ipak je, bezuspješno, predlagao (1843.) bečkom nunciju Ludovicu Altieriju da se za Bosance osnuje sjemenište u dvorcu Dobovcu kod Karlovca, objašnjavajući to blizinom Bosne, odnosno potrebom da se školuju na vlastitom jeziku, te prisutnošću pravoslavaca u kraju gdje bi se odgajali. Kao ilustraciju obnove sjemeništa (1851.), autor donosi troškovnik svih radova i nacrt koji je izradio »Maurer-Maister« Josef Hartl te zaključuje da je obnova bila potrebna ne samo zbog trošnosti zgrade, nego i radi toga što su tada u istu zgradu bili primljeni i bosanski bogoslovi. Osim toga, ocjenjuje da su troškovi obnove odgovarali otprilike godišnjim izdacima za sjemenište. Objavljivanjem dekreta Propagande od 1875. osvjetljavaju se i okolnosti i povijest studija bosanskih bogoslova u Đakovu od 1852. do 1875., kao i pravni temelj njihova primanja u Đakovo i odlaska u Ostrogon. Pisac, na koncu, donosi relaciju o đakovačkom sjemeništu koju je A. Voršak 1891. poslao bečkom nunciju, odnosno auditoru na njihov zahtjev. Ta relacija sadrži tri dijela: izvještaj rektora o materijalnom stanju, izvještaj prorektora o studiju teologije i filozofije i izvještaj duhovnika o duhovnom životu, a nastala je kao odgovor na novi pravilnik propisan za papinske nuncije.Both status and name of the Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem are indicative of the history of its Seminary, i.e. the formation of priests. In his monograph Biskupijsko sjemenište u Đakovu (Diocesan Seminary in Đakovo), published in Đakovo in 1911, Matija Pavić provided a detailed description of different periods using the local historical sources. To illustrate various periods, the author of this article presents some new information and unpublished documents from the archives of the nuncio of Vienna, nowadays kept at the Vatican secret archives. In his two letters to the State Secretary, the Viennese nuncio G. Garampi clarifi es his opinion explaining the general points of the view of the faction which was against the Illumination and tried to keep the Church autonomy regarding education in the time of absolutism. The Bosnian vicar, unlike the nuncio, managed to get help from the emperor in 1785 for his students who could not continue their studies in Ljubljana. Furthermore, the nuncio showed his disapproval of the foundation and funding of general seminaries in Hungary which later proved to be unsuccessful. After Propaganda had proscribed the education of Bosnian priest candidates in Hungary and Croatia, Albert Nugent, Austrian offi cer stationed in Stolnik, proposed without success in 1843 to the nuncio of Vienna, Ludovico Altieri, the foundation of seminary in the castle of Dubovac for the Bosnian students. He explained the advantages of such a gesture pointing out the proximity of Bosnia, education in their own mother tongue and the presence of the orthodox population in the region where the students were supposed to be educated. To illustrate the intention of restoration of the seminary (1851), the author presents the costs of all the works and the plan developed by »Maurer-Maister« Josef Hartl, concluding that the restoration was necessary not only due to the dilapidated building, but also because of the fact that Bosnian students were enrolled there as well. The costs of the restoration were estimated to be as high as those required for the annual maintenance of the seminary. The issuing of the decree by Propaganda in 1875 clarified the circumstances and history of the studies of Bosnian students of theology in Đakovo in the period from 1852 to 1875, and the legal basis for their admittance in Đakovo and Ostragon. In his conclusion the author of the article presents the official letter on the Seminary in Đakovo sent by A. Voršak in 1891 to the nuncio of Vienna and to the auditor at their request. The letter consists of three sections: the report by the rector on financial situation, the report of the vice-rector on the studies of theology and philosophy and the report on the spiritual life written by the spiritual guide. The letter was the answer to the new book of rules prescribed for the papal nuncios