Jonas Jaknavičius

Jonas Jaknavičius
Born1589
Eastern part of Lithuania proper
Died(1668-04-11)April 11, 1668
NationalityLithuanian
Occupation(s)Lithuanian chancellery worker, teacher, academician, Jesuit
Notable workEwangelie polskie y litewskie
Ewangelie polskie y litewskie, 1674 edition

Jonas Jaknavičius (1589 – April 11, 1668) was a Lithuanian Jesuit chancellery worker, teacher, Rector of the Kražiai College, Smolensk College, and Vilnius College.[1][2][3][4]

Jaknavičius prepared and published a book about the Polish and Lithuanian gospels for sermons (Polish: Ewangelie polskie y litewskie, Lithuanian: Lenkiškos ir lietuviškos evangelijos) which was republished 40 times in the 17th-19th centuries due to their popularity.[1][5] The Ewangelie polskie y litewskie was written and published in Polish and Lithuanian languages.[6] The oldest surviving version of the Ewangelie polskie y litewskie is from 1647 and was recognized by UNESCO (currently preserved at the Kaunas University of Technology).[1][7][8]

Jaknavičius also contributed to the 2nd edition (1631) of Konstantinas Sirvydas' dictionary Dictionarium Trium Lingvarum in usum Studiosæ Iuventutis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tumelis, Juozas. "Jonas Jaknavičius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Jonas Jaknavičius – pirmasis katalikiškų evangelijų vertėjas". Llvs.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Jaknavičius Jonas". Emokykla.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ Kardelis, Vytautas. "Ištrauka iš Jaknavičiaus evangelijų" (PDF). Šaltiniai.info (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Biblijos vertimai į lietuvių kalbą". Vrublevskiai.dev.dizi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ Jaknavičius, Jonas (1674). Ewangelie polskie y litewskie: tak niedzielne Iako y wszystkich świat, ktore w kośćiele… (in Polish and Lithuanian). Vilnius: Typis Academicis Soc. Iesu. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  7. ^ Lučinskienė, Milda (2006). "Jono Jaknavičiaus 1647 metų Ewangelie polskie у litewskie, dokumentinis leidimas ir kompaktinė plokštelė su skaitmenine faksimile". Archivum Lithuanicum (in Lithuanian). 8. Vilnius: Lietuvių kalbos instituto leidykla. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Lietuvos nacionalinė UNESCO komisija | Lietuvos nacionalinis registras „Pasaulio atmintis"". Unesco.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.