Janez Kalan
{{short description|Slovene Roman Catholic priest}}
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Janez (Evangelist) Kalan (20 October 1868 – 27 April 1945), was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, editor, and writer.
Life
Kalan was born in the village of Suha.Glonar, Joža. 1933. Poučni slovar: del A-K. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 529. He attended elementary school in Škofja Loka, followed by secondary school (from 1879 to 1887) and seminary (from 1887 to 1891) in Ljubljana. He was ordained a priest in 1891, after which he served as a curate in Dol pri Ljubljani from 1891 to 1893 and in Kamnik from 1893 to 1900. From 1900 to 1904 he was a vicar in Ljubljana, and from 1904 to 1908 the parish priest in Zapoge.
From 1903 to 1924 he was the Episcopal head of the campaign against alcoholism; he left his position as parish priest in 1908 in order to dedicate himself to this task. His zeal against alcohol earned him the deprecatory nickname Wasserkalan 'water Kalan'.Bartol, Vladimir. 1961. Obiski pri slovenskih znanstvenikih. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 127. In 1903 he founded the religious monthly periodical Bogoljub (God’s Love) and edited it until the end of 1924, when he left to serve among Slovene workers in North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1923 he also served as a missionary among Slovene emigrants in southern Serbia. Kalan wrote a number of books.
Work
In 1903 Kalan founded the Sveta vojska (Holy Army) anti-alcohol association, the work of which was propagated in the newsletters Zlata doba (Golden Age; 1910–1920) and Prerodu (Rebirth, 1922–). In 1913 he started publishing the professional clerical newsletter Vzajemnost (Reciprocity) and edited it until 1924. In 1916, together with Anton Mrkun he founded the Dobrodelnost (Charity) charitable association. In 1925 he started publishing the newsletter Naš zvon (Our Bell) in Germany.Dolinar, France Martin. 1991. "Katoliška cerkev". Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 5, pp. 17–26. Ljubljana: Mlainska knjiga, p. 25. In addition to his publications in the newsletters that he edited, he also contributed to the newspapers Slovenec and Domoljub.Slovenski biografski leksikon 1925–1991. (2009). Electronic edition. Ljubljana: SAZU.
Bibliography
- Vodnik marijanski {{COBISS|ID=6208771}}
- Družabnik Marijin {{COBISS|ID=91483648}}
- Šmarnice arskega župnika {{COBISS|ID=87398912}}
- Bog med nami {{COBISS|ID=91484672}}
- Kristus kraljuj {{COBISS|ID=1609987}}
- Pridige enega leta: za vse nedelje, praznike in posebne prilike {{COBISS|ID=91481600}}
- Početek protialkoholnega gibanja na Slovenskem {{COBISS|ID=512074782}}
- Kaj je torej z alkoholizmom? {{COBISS|ID=83688192}}
- Sveta vojska {{COBISS|ID=52658688}}
- Konec pravdi o alkoholu {{COBISS|ID=7509251}}
- Velik moment {{COBISS|ID=130676}}
- Slovensko dekle {{COBISS|ID=91481344}}
- K višku zdaj dežela vsa {{COBISS|ID=6227715}}
- Primite tatu {{COBISS|ID=512234293}}
- Zločin nad domovino {{COBISS|ID=40339713}}
- S krampom in gorjačo {{COBISS|ID=101966080}}
- Ajmo, mi Sokoli {{COBISS|ID=91484928}}
- Nova vera {{COBISS|ID=91482368}}
- Fantič, le gori vstan! {{COBISS|ID=512248629}}
- Pozdrav iz domovine {{COBISS|ID=35900673}}
- Pojte! {{COBISS|ID=512245301}}
- Prepevajte! {{COBISS|ID=43768321}}
- Da se poznamo {{COBISS|ID=40908289}}
- Rešimo slovenščino {{COBISS|ID=37554433}}
- Za lepo, domačo slovenščino {{COBISS|ID=37555457}}
References
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Category:19th-century Slovenian Roman Catholic priests
Category:Slovenian Roman Catholic missionaries
Category:People from the Municipality of Škofja Loka