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Primož Trubar

1508–1586 · 16th century

Primož Trubar was a Slovene Protestant reformer and the founder of the Slovene literary language. In 1550, in exile in Germany, he published the first two printed books in Slovene, a catechism and a primer, and he later led the Protestant church of Carniola. He translated the New Testament and wrote over twenty books, and he is regarded as a central figure of Slovene culture.

Primož Trubar
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Primož Trubar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/primoz-trubar
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