Benedikt Stojković

Benedikt Stojković, also Benedetto Stay, born in Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Dalmatia in 1714, died at Rome in 1801 was a Croatian Roman Catholic churchman.

Educated by Jesuits, he attended the academic assemblies of Marin Sorkočević, beginning the composition of a poem on Alexander Farnese. Later on he published “Saggio sull'uomo”, based on the system of Descartes.

Life

At age 28 years, he journeyed to Rome in order to Turin in quality of University professor, he was withheld from the card. Silvio Valenti Gonzaga, which give to him the class of "eloquenza" at Sapienza University. Pope Clement XIII conferred on him the position of secretary of Latin letters and Clement XIV named him Head of the Secretariat of the Short ones to Principles (1769), gave to him the titles of Canon of S. Greater Maria, domestic prelate, Consultor of the Index and Datary of the Penitenzieria. Devout WAYS, the pope assignment the work of reorganization of intern regiment. In February 1801 died 25.

Works

He was the author of two Latin poems, one on the Cartesian philosophy in 6 books (Venice 1744) and the other on that of Newton in 10 books (1755-1792). He wrote moreover three orations: one on the death of Clement XII, one for the election of his successor, and the third on the death of August III, king of Poland.

ee also

* Republic of Ragusa
* List of notable Ragusans
* Dubrovnik
* Dalmatia
* History of Dalmatia