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Episcopal Ordination in Croatia Byzantine Rite
On Saturday, July 4.2009, Nikola Nino Kekić, the newly appointed bishop of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci, was ordained in the Greek Catholic cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Križevci. The consecrator was Msgr. Slavomir Miklovš, the apostolic administrator of the Eparchy of Križevci. The co-consecrators were the archbishop and metropolitan of Zagreb, Cardinal Josip Bozanić, and the apostolic nuncio in the Republic of Croatia, Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari, who read the bull of appointment at the beginning of the ceremony.
In the homily, Cardinal Bozanić noted that this episcopal ordination conducted according to the Byzantine-Slavic Rite in the Greek Catholic cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Križevci has historical significance. According to the chronicles, all the bishops of Kreževci have been installed outside their episcopal see. He also called attention to the significance of this Byzantine-Slavic ceremony of episcopal ordination, which consists of three parts: the announcement of the appointment, profession of faith and consecration.
Addressing Bishop Kekić, Cardinal Bozanić noted that the motto he has chosen, God is Love, expresses the Christian image of God in a concise and very clear manner. Since God first loved us, Christian love is not a commandment but rather a response to the gift of love. The cardinal urged Bishop Kekić as a good shepherd to assemble his scattered and small flock of Greek Catholic Croats, Rusyns and Ukrainians in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia, to strengthen them in Catholic faith and encourage them, although they are small in number, to be proud of their Church heritage.
Cardinal Bozanić urged the new bishop of Križevci to safeguard and build the community of presbyters, religious and Christ's lay faithful throughout the entire eparchy, Bishop Kekić thanked everyone who has accompanied him thus far on his path of life. He thanked Pope Benedict XVI who appointed him as the thirteenth bishop of Križevci, and the twenty-ninth in the series of bishops of Marča-Križevci, as well as the co-consecrators. On his own behalf as well as on behalf of the priests and faithful of the Eparchy of Križevci, he particularly thanked Msgr. Slavomir Miklovš, who had led the diocese for 26 years, including the war years. Bishop Kekić greeted the assembled clergy with special joy. He urged the faithful to pray fervently for the clergy that they may rise above mediocrity, to be holy bishops and holy priests. He suggested that Croatian families should spend more time together. Let us find time for each other, despite the devastating tempo of life that tramples every person and his dignity, said the bishop.
The participants in the liturgy included the Croatian archbishops and bishops, led by the president of the Croatian Conference of Bishops, Archbishop Marin Srakić of Đakovo-Osijek, bishops of neighboring countries and numerous priests of the Eastern and Western Rites. Also attending were representatives of other Christian Churches in Croatia, Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Marinko Juretić on behalf of the Serbian Orthodox Church; the Rev. Kirko Velinski representing the Macedonian Orthodox Church, the Rev. Emil Angelov representing the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and Vicar Branko Berić on behalf of the Evangelical Church. The ordination was attended by many of the faithful, some of whom wore folk costumes from Žumberak, the birthplace of the new bishop.
The liturgical singing was led by the Cyril-Methodius Choir of Zagreb, the Cathedral Choir of Križevci and the Most Holy Virgin Choir of Samobor.
The Diocese of Križevci encompasses the Greek Catholics in the entire territory of Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Greek Catholic Church or the Church of the Eastern Slavic Rite is a Church sui juris employing the Byzantine Rite and the Greek, Old Slavic or vernacular language during worship. It is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes the Pope as the Supreme Pontiff. The Greek Catholic Church in Croatia was organized by Christians of the Greek-Slavic Rite who left their villages in Dalmatia, Bosnia and Slavonia during the 16th and 17th centuries in order to flee the Turks and resettle in the free parts of the Croatian Military Frontier. The center of Greek Catholic Church life was Marča as the first diocesan see in 1511 after entering into union with Rome. In 1777, the Diocese of Križevci was established for the faithful of the Eastern Rite. The residence and cathedral of the Greek Catholic bishops are located in Križevci. The Diocese of Križevci was initially within Esztergom and subsequently made part of the Zagreb Metropolis when it was established in 1852. Since 1996, the diocesan see has been in Zagreb, where the Greek Catholic seminary built in the second half of the 17th century and the co-cathedral of SS. Cyril and Methodius are also located.
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The Greek Catholic Church of Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia is an Eastern Catholic Church sui iuris of the Byzantine Rite which is in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It consists of the Eparchy of Križevci and the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia. The Eparchy of Križevci has been headed by Bishop Nikola Kekić since his appointment in 2009 and the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia has been headed by Bishop Đura Džudžar since his appointment in 2003.
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00:03:09 1 Geography
00:03:18 1.1 Topography
00:05:06 1.2 Hydrography
00:07:59 1.3 Geology
00:10:03 1.4 Climate
00:12:09 1.5 Nature and environment
00:14:33 2 Urbanism
00:14:41 2.1 Urban morphology
00:18:21 2.2 Localities and villages
00:19:21 2.3 Urban sociology
00:21:36 3 Toponymy
00:23:22 4 History
00:23:30 4.1 Origins
00:25:14 4.2 Roman Scupi
00:27:48 4.3 Middle Ages
00:32:28 4.4 Ottoman period
00:38:46 4.5 Balkan Wars till present day
00:44:59 5 Emblems
00:45:34 6 Administration
00:45:43 6.1 Status
00:46:33 6.2 City Council
00:47:19 6.3 Mayor
00:47:41 6.4 Municipalities
00:49:16 7 Economy
00:49:24 7.1 Economic weight
00:50:51 7.2 Firms and activities
00:53:35 7.3 Employment
00:55:04 8 Population
00:55:12 8.1 Demography
00:56:48 8.2 Ethnic groups
00:59:48 8.3 Religion
01:01:57 8.4 Health
01:03:07 8.5 Education
01:04:35 9 Media
01:06:31 10 Sports
01:09:10 11 Transport
01:09:19 11.1 Main connections
01:11:34 11.2 Rail and coach stations
01:13:00 11.3 Public transport
01:14:27 11.4 Airport
01:16:04 12 Air pollution
01:16:38 13 Culture
01:16:46 13.1 Cultural institutions
01:18:21 13.2 Museums
01:20:12 13.3 Architecture
01:26:18 13.4 Festivals
01:29:31 13.5 Nightlife
01:31:42 14 People from Skopje
01:31:51 15 International relations
01:32:01 15.1 Twin towns – sister cities
01:32:13 15.2 Partnerships
01:32:22 16 See also
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Skopje (, US also ; Macedonian: Скопје [ˈskɔpjɛ] (listen), Albanian: Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic center.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale Fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. Originally a Paeonian city, Scupi became the capital of Dardania in the second century BC. On the eve of the 1st century AD, the settlement was seized by the Romans and became a military camp. When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves in 395 AD, Scupi came under Byzantine rule from Constantinople. During much of the early medieval period, the town was contested between the Byzantines and the Bulgarian Empire, whose capital it was between 972 and 992.
From 1282, the town was part of the Serbian Empire and acted as its capital city from 1346 to 1371. In 1392, Skopje was conquered by the Ottoman Turks who called it Üsküb, with this name also being in use in English for a time. The town stayed under Ottoman control for over 500 years, serving as the capital of pashasanjak of Üsküp and later the Vilayet of Kosovo. At that time the city was famous for its oriental architecture. In 1912, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Serbia during the Balkan Wars. During the First World War the city was seized by the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and after this war, it became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Yugoslavia becoming the capital of the Vardarska banovina. In the Second World War the city was again captured by Bulgaria and in 1944 became the capital of SR Macedonia, then a federated state of Yugoslavia. The city developed rapidly, but this trend was interrupted in 1963 when it was hit by a disastrous earthquake.
Skopje is located on the upper course of the Vardar River, and is located on a major north-south Balkan route between Belgrade and Athens. It is a center for metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leather, and printing industries. Industrial development of the city has been accompanied by development of the trade, logistics, and banking sectors, as well as an emphasis on the fields of transportation, culture and sport. According to the last official count from 2002, Skopje had a population of 506,926 inhabitants; according to official estimates, the city ...
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Sarajevo (; Cyrillic: Сарајево, pronounced [sǎrajeʋo]; see names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area, including Sarajevo Canton, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities, is home to 555,210 inhabitants.a Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans.
Sarajevo is the political, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a prominent center of culture in the Balkans, with its region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion, and the arts.Due to its long and rich history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the Jerusalem of Europe or Jerusalem of the Balkans. It is one of only a few major European cities which have a mosque, Catholic church, Orthodox church and synagogue in the same neighborhood. A regional center in education, the city is home to the Balkans first institution of tertiary education in the form of an Islamic polytechnic called the Saraybosna Osmanlı Medrese, today part of the University of Sarajevo.Although settlement in the area stretches back to prehistoric times, the modern city arose as an Ottoman stronghold in the 15th century. Sarajevo has attracted international attention several times throughout its history. In 1885, Sarajevo was the first city in Europe and the second city in the world to have a full-time electric tram network running through the city, following San Francisco. In 1914, it was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by local Young Bosnia activist Gavrilo Princip that sparked World War I, which also ended Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and resulted in the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Later, after World War II, the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Second Yugoslavia led to a massive expansion of Sarajevo, the constituent republic's capital, which culminated with the hosting of the 1984 Winter Olympics marking a prosperous era for the city. However, after the start of the Yugoslav Wars, for 1,425 days, from April 1992 to February 1996, the city suffered the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare, during the Bosnian War and the breakup of Yugoslavia.Sarajevo has been undergoing post-war reconstruction, and is the fastest growing city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The travel guide series Lonely Planet has named Sarajevo as the 43rd best city in the world, and in December 2009 listed Sarajevo as one of the top ten cities to visit in 2010. In 2011, Sarajevo was nominated to be the European Capital of Culture in 2014 and will be hosting the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2019.
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00:01:31 1 Name and symbol
00:05:26 2 History
00:05:35 2.1 Prehistory
00:06:55 2.2 Antiquity
00:08:12 2.3 Middle Ages
00:11:51 2.4 Early modern
00:14:40 2.5 Late modern
00:18:38 2.6 Contemporary
00:18:57 3 Geography
00:20:16 3.1 Geology
00:20:49 3.2 Topography
00:21:56 3.3 Waters
00:23:58 3.4 Climate
00:25:53 4 Cityscape
00:27:11 4.1 Main sights
00:32:33 4.2 Parks and other green spaces
00:35:20 4.3 Streets and squares
00:39:23 4.4 Bridges
00:40:11 4.4.1 The Dragon Bridge
00:40:53 4.4.2 The Butchers' Bridge
00:41:29 4.4.3 The Triple Bridge
00:42:20 4.4.4 The Fish Footbridge
00:43:19 4.4.5 The Cobbler's Bridge
00:43:53 4.4.6 The Trnovo Bridge
00:45:08 4.4.7 The Hradecky Bridge
00:46:12 5 Culture
00:46:21 5.1 Accent
00:47:01 5.2 In literary fiction
00:47:30 5.3 Festivals
00:49:35 5.4 Museums and art galleries
00:51:32 5.5 Entertainment and performing arts
00:52:01 5.5.1 Cinema
00:53:19 5.5.2 Classical music, opera and ballet
00:54:32 5.5.3 Theatre
00:55:26 5.5.4 Modern dance
00:56:17 5.5.5 Folk dance
00:56:31 5.5.6 Jazz
00:57:04 5.6 Popular urban culture and alternative scene
01:00:06 6 Sports
01:00:16 6.1 Clubs
01:04:21 6.2 Mass sport activities
01:05:14 6.3 Sport venues
01:10:32 7 Economy
01:12:25 8 Government
01:15:55 9 Demographics
01:16:57 10 Education
01:17:07 10.1 Primary education
01:19:32 10.2 Secondary education
01:21:59 10.3 Tertiary education
01:23:49 10.4 Libraries
01:26:53 11 Science
01:27:40 12 Transport
01:27:50 12.1 Air transport
01:29:01 12.2 Rail transport
01:30:47 12.3 Roads
01:33:20 12.4 City bus
01:35:35 12.5 Bicycles
01:37:25 12.6 Water transport
01:38:04 13 Healthcare
01:39:08 14 International relations
01:39:19 14.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:39:33 15 See also
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Ljubljana (Slovene: [ljuˈbljàːna] (listen), locally also [luˈblàːna]; also known by other, historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It has been the cultural, educational, economic, political, and administrative centre of independent Slovenia since 1991.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg Monarchy. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state.
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00:03:34 1 Etymology
00:05:43 2 Environment
00:05:52 2.1 Geography
00:08:19 2.2 Cityscape
00:10:19 2.3 Climate
00:12:46 2.4 Air quality
00:13:48 3 History
00:13:57 3.1 Ancient times
00:15:40 3.2 Middle Ages
00:17:08 3.3 Ottoman era
00:21:22 3.4 Austria-Hungary
00:24:54 3.5 Yugoslavia
00:29:34 3.6 Siege of Sarajevo during Bosnian War
00:32:04 3.7 Present
00:32:48 4 Administration
00:32:57 4.1 Largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina
00:34:34 4.2 Municipalities and city government
00:36:00 5 Economy
00:38:24 6 Tourism and recreation
00:41:55 7 Demographics
00:46:30 8 Transportation
00:46:40 8.1 Roads and highways
00:48:20 8.2 Tram, bus and trolleybus
00:49:54 8.3 Future metro plans
00:50:35 8.4 Cable car (Mt. Trebević)
00:51:13 8.5 Airport
00:54:20 8.6 Railway
00:54:57 9 International relations
00:55:07 9.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
00:55:20 9.2 Fraternity cities
00:55:33 10 Communications and media
00:58:15 11 Education
01:00:22 12 Culture
01:02:02 12.1 Museums
01:04:47 12.2 Music
01:08:28 12.3 Festivals
01:10:36 12.4 Sports
01:14:07 13 Historical Sarajevo gallery
01:14:21 14 Modern Sarajevo gallery
01:14:35 15 Mountains and hills surrounding Sarajevo
01:14:50 16 See also
01:14:59 17 Notes
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Sarajevo (; Cyrillic: Сарајево, pronounced [sǎrajeʋo]; see names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area, including Sarajevo Canton, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities, is home to 555,210 inhabitants.a Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans.
Sarajevo is the political, financial, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a prominent center of culture in the Balkans, with its region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion, and the arts.Due to its long and rich history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the Jerusalem of Europe or Jerusalem of the Balkans. It is one of only a few major European cities which have a mosque, Catholic church, Orthodox church and synagogue in the same neighborhood. A regional center in education, the city is home to the Balkans first institution of tertiary education in the form of an Islamic polytechnic called the Saraybosna Osmanlı Medrese, today part of the University of Sarajevo.Although settlement in the area stretches back to prehistoric times, the modern city arose as an Ottoman stronghold in the 15th century. Sarajevo has attracted international attention several times throughout its history. In 1885, Sarajevo was the first city in Europe and the second city in the world to have a full-time electric tram network running through the city, following San Francisco. In 1914, it was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by local Young Bosnia activist Gavrilo Princip that sparked World War I, which also ended Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and resulted in the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Later, after World War II, the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Second Yugoslavia led to a massive expansion of Sarajevo, the constituent republic's capital, which culminated with the hosting of the 1984 Winter Olympics marking a prosperous era for the city. However, after the start of the Yugoslav Wars, for 1,425 days, from April 1992 to February 1996, the city suffered the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare, during the Bosnian War and the breakup of Yugoslavia.Sarajevo has been undergoing post-war reconstruction, and is the fastest growing city in Bosnia ...