20.500.12556/DKUM-74906 Slovenski izseljenski duhovnik Leopold Mihelič (1906-2001) The Slovenian Immigrant Catholic priest Leopold Mihelič (1906-2001) Magistrsko delo obravnava življenje Leopolda Miheliča, slovenskega duhovnika, profesorja verouka in izseljenca v Združenih državah Amerike, med njegovim rojstvom leta 1906 in njegovo smrtjo 2001. Mihelič je bil rojen 3. oktobra 1906 v Grajeni pri Ptuju. Šolal se je na ljudski šoli v Sv. Juriju v Slovenskih goricah ter kasneje na klasični gimnaziji v Mariboru. Med letoma 1928 in 1933 je študiral na bogoslovnem učilišču v Mariboru, kjer je bil 10. julija 1932 tudi posvečen v duhovnika. Do začetka druge svetovne vojne v Jugoslaviji je služboval kot kaplan, honorarni kurat in katehet v Slovenski Bistrici. Leta 1941 je bil interniran v zbirnih taboriščih v Melju in Rajhenburgu, nato pa preko Hrvaške odšel v Srbijo, kjer je poučeval verouk na več šolah v Beogradu in nudil pomoč v Srbiji živečim slovenskim izgnancem. Septembra 1945 se je vrnil v Slovensko Bistrico, vendar je moral ob koncu maja 1946 domovino še drugič zapustiti, saj je bil opozorjen, da naj bi bil uvrščen na seznam za likvidacijo. Pot ga je vodila v Avstrijo, kjer je nekaj mesecev bival v begunskih taboriščih Fürnitz in Kellerberg, nato odšel v Francijo, kjer je v kraju Hyeres, na južni francoski obali, deloval kot hišni duhovnik pri tam živečih slovenskih sestrah frančiškankah. Junija 1950 je migriral v Združene države in do leta 1955 deloval v nemški župniji Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary v Marathonu (Wisconsin), nato pa prevzel službo kaplana v slovenski župniji Holy Rosary (Sv. rožnega venca) v Denverju (Kolorado), kjer je leta 1969 bil imenovan za župnika in to funkcijo opravljal do upokojitve leta 1977. Leta 1968 je pol leta deloval tudi na župniji St. Lawrence (Sv. Lovrenca) v Clevelandu (Ohio). Vseskozi se je močno zavzemal za ohranjanje slovenske kulture in jezika v slovenskih skupnostih in v ta namen organiziral tečaje slovenščine in delavnice o Sloveniji. Po upokojitvi je vsakoletno obiskoval sorodnike v Mariboru in pogosto potoval po Evropi in svetu, bil pa je še naprej aktiven v lokalni župnijski skupnosti v Denverju. Leta 1989 ga je zadela možganska kap, zaradi katere je bil do smrti paralizirani po desni strani telesa. Leta 1992 se je preselil v Maribor k svoji nečakinji, kjer je živel do svoje smrti. Umrl je 25. maja 2001. The master thesis deals with life of Leopold Mihelič, a Slovenian priest, professor of religion and emigrant to the United States of America, between his birth in 1906 and death in 2001. Mihelič was born on 3 October 1906 in Grajena near Ptuj. He went to elementary in Sv. Jurij v Slovenskih goricah and later enrolled in classical grammar school in Maribor. Between 1928 and 1933 he studied theology in Maribor and was ordained as priest on 10 July 1932. Until the beginning of World War II in Yugoslavia, he worked as chaplain, honorary military priest and teacher of religion in Slovenska Bistrica. In 1941, he was put in assembly camps in Melje and Rajhenburg, and later made his way through Croatia to Serbia, where he taught religion at various schools in Belgrade and helped Slovenians, who lived there in exile. He returned to Slovenska Bistrica in 1945, but had to flee his homeland in May 1946, because his life was threatened. He made his way to Austria, where he spent several months in refugee camps Fürnitz and Kellerber, and later went to work as a priest for Slovenian Franciscan sisters in Hyeres on the southern French coast. In June 1950, he emigrated to the United States and worked as chaplain at the German parish Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Marathon, Wisconsin until 1955, when he accepted the position as chaplain at the Slovenian parish Holy Rosary in Denver, Colorado, where he became a resident priest in 1969 and remained in this position until retirement in 1977. In 1968, he also worked as chaplain at St. Lawrence parish in Cleveland, Ohio for six months. Throughout his life in the United States he made efforts to preserve Slovenian culture and language in Slovenian communities, and for that purpose organised many Slovenian classes. After retirement, he visited his relatives in Maribor every year, and also travelled to other European countries and around the world; he also remained active at his local parish community in Denver. In 1989 he suffered a stroke, that left him paralysed on the right side of his body for the rest of his life. In 1992, he moved permanently to his niece in Maribor, where he lived the remainder of his life. He died on 25 May 2001. Leopold Mihelič duhovnik izseljenec Denver ZDA Leopold Mihelič priest immigrant Denver USA true true false [D. Kramberger] Slovenski jezik Angleški jezik Magistrsko delo/naloga 2019-09-11 23:38:34 2019-10-22 14:19:25 2022-08-09 09:42:39 2019-12-10 08:13:58 2019 0 Maribor 0 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 929Mihelič:314.15(043.2) 24833288 URN:SI:UM:DK:TGLH5GWL MAG_Kramberger_David_2019.pdf MAG_Kramberger_David_2019.pdf 1 00981B594516633C192219E370ED84AC 9c9fda5a3279421567d2122dd3ccad0bbcecea6279032478754a2699a65fce13 f40a3ec7-7c10-11eb-bb7a-00155d0001ca 20.500.12556/dkum/b1330efc-29b1-4961-bef8-653f7b2594f2 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=137763 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0