Feliks Anton Dev (January 15, 1732 – November 7, 1786; monastic nameJoannes Damascenus a nomine Mariae, Slovenized as Janez Damascen) was a Slovene poet, translator, and editor.
Dev was born in Tržič in 1732. He studied at the Jesuit college in Ljubljana and then joined the Discalced Augustinians, where he took the monastic name Joannes Damascenus a nomine Mariae (John of Damascus in the name of Mary). He studied theology in Vienna, where he was ordained in 1755 and then taught philosophy and theology. He is considered the first secular poet in Slovene, and he edited the poetry almanac Piſanize od lepeh umetnost (Writings of Beautiful Art, 1779–1781). Dev died in Ljubljana.[1][2]
References
^"Dev, Feliks (1732–1786)". Slovenski biografski leksikon. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^"Feliks Anton Dev". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 2. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. 1988. p. 241.
February 14, 2023
feliks, anton, january, 1732, november, 1786, monastic, name, joannes, damascenus, nomine, mariae, slovenized, janez, damascen, slovene, poet, translator, editor, born, 1732, january, 1732tržičdiednovember, 1786, 1786, aged, ljubljananationalitysloveneother, n. Feliks Anton Dev January 15 1732 November 7 1786 monastic name Joannes Damascenus a nomine Mariae Slovenized as Janez Damascen was a Slovene poet translator and editor Feliks Anton DevBorn 1732 01 15 January 15 1732TrzicDiedNovember 7 1786 1786 11 07 aged 54 LjubljanaNationalitySloveneOther namesJoannes Damascenus a nomine MariaeOccupation s poet translator editor Poetry almanac edited by Dev Dev was born in Trzic in 1732 He studied at the Jesuit college in Ljubljana and then joined the Discalced Augustinians where he took the monastic name Joannes Damascenus a nomine Mariae John of Damascus in the name of Mary He studied theology in Vienna where he was ordained in 1755 and then taught philosophy and theology He is considered the first secular poet in Slovene and he edited the poetry almanac Piſanize od lepeh umetnost Writings of Beautiful Art 1779 1781 Dev died in Ljubljana 1 2 References Edit Dev Feliks 1732 1786 Slovenski biografski leksikon Retrieved August 14 2019 Feliks Anton Dev Enciklopedija Slovenije Vol 2 Ljubljana Mladinska knjiga 1988 p 241 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Feliks Anton Dev amp oldid 1042766038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
