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A portrait of Trubar. Woodcut, Jacob Lederlein, 1578.
IN THE BEGINNING
WAS THE WORD
Born in the village of Rašica near Velike
Lašče, Primož Trubar studied theology in Ri-
jeka, Salzburg, and Vienna. He was a priest in
Trieste, Loka pri Zidanem Mostu, Laško, Lju-
bljana, and Šentjernej. After converting to
Protestantism, he was forced to flee to Ger-
many, where he worked in Nürnberg, Rothen-
burg, Kempten, and Bad Urach. Following his
return to Ljubljana, he took up the position
of vicar of the Protestant Church in Ljublja-
na. Exiled once again, he spent some time in
Lauffen before he settled down in Derendin-
gen, where he died.
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Trubarjev portret. Lesorez, Jacob Lederlein, 1578.
A Protestant priest, religious
reformist, translator, and the au-
thor of the first printed book in
Slovenian; he is considered to be
the founder of the Slovenian lit-
erary language and consolidated
its formal grammar.