JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER SCHOOL 150 Anniversay of our school

J.J.Strossmayer

 Born 4th February 1815 Osijek, Austrian Empire OsijekAustrian Empire  Died 8th May 1905 (aged 90) Đakovo, Austria-Hungary ĐakovoAustria-Hungary  Resting place Đakovo CathedralĐakovo Cathedral, Croatia

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 On November 18, 1849, he was made the bishop of Bosnia and Syrmia with seat in Đakovo. The proclamation was made by emperor Franz Joseph and at the proposal of Croatian ban Josip Jelačić. Pope Pius IX confirmed the imperial decree on May 20, He was made a bishop on September 8, 1850, and officially instated in Đakovo on September 29 the same year.bishop of Bosnia and Syrmia with seat in ĐakovoFranz JosephbanJosip JelačićPope Pius IX

 In 1860 he became the leader of the People's Party and remained at its head until He had previously befriended Ján Kollár in Pest and worked with Czech politicians František Palacký and František Rieger on their common ideals of cultural and political association of the Slavic peoples. He was, like ban Jelačić, a supporter of the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy, but nevertheless strove to obtain more rights for the Slavs within the Monarchy. He advocated federalization, merging of the kingdoms of Dalmatia and Croatia, as well as the introduction of Croatian language into public administration and schools.People's PartyJán KollárPestCzechFrantišek PalackýFrantišek RiegerSlavic peoplesAustrianHabsburgfederalizationDalmatiaCroatian language

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