Basil Pandžić

Basil Pandžić

Basil Stephen Pandžić (2011)
Born 30 January 1918
Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Occupation historian, archivist, orientalist
Language Croatian, Latin, Italian, French, German, Spanish, English
Nationality Croatian
Ethnicity Croat

Basil Stephen Pandžić (also Fr. Basil Pandžić), (* 30 January 1918, Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a famous Croatian historian, archivist and orientalist from Herzegovina.[1]

Biography

Basil Stephen Pandžić was born on January 30, 1918 in Drinovci, district Ljubuški, then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He lives in Zagreb. He finished elementary school in his hometown in 1929, high school in Široki Brijeg in 1938, entered the novitiate of the Franciscan Order (OFM) in Humac. He began his philosophical and theological studies in Mostar, and he was ordained to the priesthood in 1941. In 1942 he continued his studies in Rome and earned his licentiate in 1943. At the Pontifical Antonianum University he received his doctorate in theology in 1945 with a thesis on the history of Trebinje- Mrkan (De dioecese tribuniensi et mercanensi, printed in Rome, 1959). In 1947 he studied archive science, paleography and diplomacy at the Vatican School (associated to Vatican archives), acquiring the title paleographus et archivarius. At the Roman State University (La Sapienza), Department of Islamic Sciences (Arabic, Persian and Turkish), he earned his doctorate in philosophy in 1951.[1]

He wanted to do research in the Ottoman archives in Istanbul on the history of Bosnia, Herzegovina, Dalmatia and Dubrovnik. However, in 1947 he was appointed to the position of the general service registrar (archivist) of the Franciscan Order (OFM) in Rome, a position which he held up to 1985. In the function of archivist he participated in international conferences in Paris, Moscow, Florence, etc. and co-operated in the publications of their journals. He was also elected to administrative positions in professional associations. In his book Archivistica ecclesiastica which was published by the Vatican's archives in 1967, he summarized his experiences as an archivist. His entire professional life has been dedicated to research in the various Vatican archives. He has published twenty-one scientific books and the three books of memoirs, a large number of scholarly papers, and hundreds of magazine articles. He wrote mainly in Latin, Croatian and Italian, and occasionally in English, French, German and Spanish. His works are published in various countries (Vatican City, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Argentina, United States, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and Poland).[1]

For a general history of the Franciscan Order the two most important, monumental volumes are Annales Minorum (vol. 31/1956, and 32/1964.), i. e. a continuation of the series which the Irish Franciscan friar Lucas Wadding had started in the 17th century. For the study of the history of missions within the series Historia missionum Ordinis Fratrum Minorum he was responsible for the 4th Volume: Regiones Proximi Orientis et Paeninsulae Balcanicae (1974).[1]

As an expert of the Congregation for the Saints he worked under several popes. He issued three so-called “positions” (positiones), i.e., historical-critical editions of the life and work of individuals to be canonized. His first one was on Nicholas Tavelić (1961) which resulted in Pope Paul VI’s canonization of Nicholas Tavelić (1970). Another positio (1970) brought forth critical source material about the life of Beatrice de Silva, of Spanish origin. The third (1983) concerned the German Franciscan Liberatus Weiss and companions.[1]

Basil Pandžić is one of the founders and editors of the publishing house ZIRAL (1970). While in exile 70 books were published before moving in 1991 to Mostar. Basil Pandžić was the co-founder of the Croatian Historical Institute in Rome. While being in exile, he published newspaper articles in the Croatian Catholic Messenger and Croatian Almanac of Chicago. After his return to the homeland he participated in various scientific conferences and contributed to journals such as Nova et vetera, Bosna franciscana, Herzegovina franciscana, Kršni zavičaj, Naša ognjišta, Vrutak, etc. Since 1995 he lives in Zagreb where he continued his scholarly research. Most recently, he published several works, including the three-volume Acta Franciscana Hercegovinae (2003 and 2009), and Herzegovinian Franciscans. Seven centuries with the people (2001). His collected, scientific works, which are available as DVD-ROM and PDF, amount to about 10,000 pages, including 24 monographs. The DVD offers a complete bibliography of Basil Stephen Pandžić’s works, including a list of all the newspaper-articles and shorter contributions that otherwise would not be available: Opera omnia typis edita. Collegit Zvonko Pandžić. Editio electronico modo confecta. Zagreb: Editiones Tusculanae 2010. After the publication of the collected works he published two more books: (a) the second, enlarged edition of the comprehensive work Herzegovinian Franciscans (Mostar, 2011), and (b) a book of fundamental-theological reflections titled Ususret Bogu (Towards God), Zagreb, 2011.[1]

Works

Basil Stephen Pandžić has published 24 books and a multitude of scientific papers in different languages. Following is a list of his monographs. The list of all his published works up to 2010 is in the making (in PDF format).[1]

Croatian works

Latin works

Italian works

German works

English works

Literature

External links

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Zvonko Pandžić (priredio/edidit): Stephani Basilii Pandžić, O.F.M. – Opera Omnia Typis Edita. Editio electronico modo confecta. Izdavač: Editiones Tusculanae. Zagreb 2010.
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