Glagolitic priest father Luka Žuvić: his writings and Collections of Sermons (18th century)

U različitim zbirkama i arhivima Hrvatske i inozemstva postoje razni glagoljski zbornici i razne druge knjižice kojima nije poznat autor. Cilj članaka je odrediti tko je pisar dijelova Knjiga propovijedi koje se nalaze u Državnom arhivu u Zadru i Sveučilišnoj knjižnici u Splitu. Usporedbom rukopisa i načina pisanja ovih kodeksa s različitim glagoljskim zapisima u knjigama bratovština, matičnim knjigama i ostalim kodeksima s područja župa Rava i Žman zaključeno je da je pisar ovih kodeksa bio don Luka Žuvić iz Luke na Dugom otoku.The paper explains the role, meaning and influence of Glagolitic priests in the context of village life in general. Since these priests originated from the same milieus, they dedicated their whole life, the time they disposed of, and their knowledge to the progress of those villages. Their testaments to the life led in those times have been preserved until today in sermons, official documents, registry books, books of fraternities, annals, historical data, and diverse writings. The paper particularly presents the life and work of Father Luka Žuvić from Luka on Dugi otok, who lived in the second half of the 18th century. His education and service in Rava and Žman are described. Father Luka studied diverse anthologies and books of sermons from the Zadar area. In collections and archives across Croatia and abroad, there are Glagolitic anthologies and books of sermons, as well as many other booklets by unknown authors. The objective of this paper was to define the scribe who had written parts of the Books of Sermons kept at the State Archives in Zadar and the University Library in Split. Apart from sermons that were common in that period, such as those on slander and lie; On the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; or the Sermon on the Occasion of Wedding, he also wrote an interesting farewell sermon. As a result of having compared the handwriting and the writing manner in these codices with various Glagolitic codices (books of fraternities, registry books, and other writings from the areas of the Rava and Žman Parishes), it was concluded that the scribe who wrote the codices was Father Luka Žuvić from Luka on Dugi otok