Gregory of Nin
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Gregory of Nin was a 10th-century Croatian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nin and was strongly opposed by the Pope and Catholic-Church officialdom.
Statue of Grgur Ninski by Ivan Meštrović in Split, Croatia
Tomislav, King of Croatia
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Tomislav was the first king of Croatia. He became Duke of Croatia c. 910 and was crowned king by 925, reigning until c. 928. During Tomislav's rule, Croatia forged an alliance with the Byzantine Empir
Gregory of Nin
…language and culture, and it strengthened Christianity within the Croatian Kingdom. Gregory was Bishop of Nin and was under the strong protection of King Tomislav of Croatia. At the Synod in 925, held in Split, Gregory was subordinated to the Archbishop of Split. He rejected an offer of the Sisak Bishopric. After the first…
Equestrian statue of King Tomislav by Robert Frangeš-Mihanović (1947), Zagreb, Croatia
Southeast Europe in 910
Coronation of King Tomislav (modern painting by Oton Iveković, 1905)
Stamp issued by Kingdom of Yugoslavia postal service (1940)