Ernest Jelušić

Ernest Jelušić (October 24, 1863 – March 13, 1910) was a Croatian priest and politician who was known for his involvement in the Croatian national revival.[1][2]

Born in Kastav, he was educated in Kastav, Rijeka and Koper, where he completed teacher'school. He worked in Lipa and Pazin.[3] In Lipa, he was the lead teacher in the newly opened elementary school.[4][5][6] He organized a reading room, a choir and a tamburitza orchestra in Pazin. He chaired the Pazin based Croatian-Slovenian Teachers' Association Narodni prosvjet and was the editor of the association's newspaper. He occasionally wrote songs dedicated to Istria and particular individuals. He published them in the Croatian revival media used by the Narodni prosvjet, Naša sloga, the only Croatian newspaper for Istrian Croatians and Slovenes at the time. After retirement, he was a superintendent in Pula at the Community School.[7] Further, he was the principal of a school near Pula, in Šijana.[8] He served therein from 1901 until his death in 1910.[9]

He participated in the first Croatian Istrian camp in Rubeši. He was an active member of the Kastav Reading Room and the Brotherhood of Croatian People in Istria.[1] He died in Zagreb.

References
  1. Maja Polić, Slovenski svećenik Franjo Ravnik kao hrvatski narodni preporoditelj, Croatica Christiana Periodica, Vol.34 No.65 Lipanj 2010., s.93
  2. Hrvatski školski muzej Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Učenici prvog razreda škole Družbe sv. Ćirila i Metoda u Puli s učiteljem 1909. Pristupljeno 18. siječnja 2016.
  3. Istarska enciklopedija R.: Jelušić, Ernest. Pristupljeno 18. siječnja 2016.
  4. Lipa pamti Škola u Lipi. Pristupljeno 18. siječnja 2016.
  5. Gradska knjižnica Rijeka Vana Gović, 12. ožujka 2015. Lipa pamti: Koliko baštine stane u jednu zgradu?, Pristupljeno 18. siječnja 2016.
  6. Memorijalni centar Lipa pamti. Pomorski i povijesni muzej Hrvatskog primorja Rijeka Kulturno-povijesna baština. Pristupljeno 18. siječnja 2016.
  7. Istarska enciklopedija R.: Jelušić, Ernest. Pristupljeno 18. siječnja 2016.
  8. Hrvatski školski muzej Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Učenici prvog razreda škole Družbe sv. Ćirila i Metoda u Puli s učiteljem 1909. Pristupljeno 18. siječnja 2016.
  9. Povijest u nastavi, Marija Belullo: Sto deset godina Osnovne škole Šijana u Puli. Vol.VII br.14 (2) Lipanj 2012. Pristupljeno 18. siječnja 2016.
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