Slomšek visited Ljutomer not once but twice

Abstract

The article discusses the visits of the (future) bishop of Lavant, Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862) to Ljutomer and materials available for this topic. Slomšek first visited Ljutomer in 1837, when he served as a spiritual at the seminary in Klagenfurt and Ljutomer, along with the entire district of Maribor, belonged to the Diocese of Seckau. In the position of Prince-Bishop of Lavant, Slomšek paid the only visit to Ljutomer or, more accurately, the parish of Ljutomer, in July 1861, when he performed a canonical visitation and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation. The visits were very different: whereas that in 1837 took place in a highly informal atmosphere, the more official visit in 1861 focused on pastoral questions.