Antun Vrančić
Antun Vrančić or Antonio Veranzio (30 May 1504 – 15 June 1573; Lat. Antonius Vrancius, Wrancius, Verantius iWerantius, It. Antonio Veranzio, Hung. Verancsics Antal) was a Croatian prelate, writer, diplomat and Archbishop of Esztergom in the 16th century. Antun Vrančić was from the Dalmatian town of Šibenik (modern Croatia), then part of the Republic of Venice. Vrančić is also known under his Latinized name Antonius Verantius, while Hungarian documents since the 19th century refer to him as Verancsics Antal.
His Excellency Antun Vrančić | |
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| Archbishop of Esztergom Primate of Hungary | |
Engraving of Vrančić by Martin Rota | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Esztergom |
| Installed | 17 October 1569 |
| Term ended | 15 June 1573 |
| Predecessor | Miklós Oláh |
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| Consecration | 3 August 1554 |
| Created cardinal | 5 June 1573 by Pope Gregory XIII |
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| Born | May 30, 1504 Sebenico, Republic of Venice (today Šibenik, Croatia) |
| Died | June 15, 1573 (aged 69) Eperjes, Kingdom of Hungary (today Prešov, Slovakia) |
| Buried | Saint Nicolas' Church, Trnava (Slovakia) |
| Nationality | Venetian Croatian |
| Occupation | Writer, diplomat and Archbishop of Esztergom |
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| Motto | "Ex alto omnia" |
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