Životni put Johanesa Obadje iz Opida

Abstract

Johanes Obadje je bio iz Opida Lukana, gradića u južnoj Italiji stotinak kilometara od Barija. Još u detinjstvu, u očevom domu saznao je za slučaj Andreasa, nadbiskupa u Bariju, koji je, rukovođen svojim ubeđenjem, napustio sjajni položaj i materijalna dobra i u Carigradu prešao u jevrejsku veru. Nastanio se u Egiptu, i tamo je i umro. Ovaj događaj, kako je to Johanes napisao, potresao je i sam kler. Carigradsko putovanje tako visokog crkvenog velikodostojnika ostavilo je trag i u crkvenim izvorima, gde stoji da je godina napuštanja nadbiskupske stolice - godina njegove smrti. Johanesov brat blizanac je postao vitez ratnik, a Johanes je bio usmeren ka knjigama. Zahvaljujući poreklu i vaspitanju znao je nekoliko jezika: francuski, italijanski, latinski, hebrejski i arapski, moguće je da je naučio i grčki...

Johannes Obadja was from Opid Lucan, a town in southern Italy, some hundred kilometers from Bari. In his childhood, in his father's home, he finds out about the case of Andreas, archbishop of Bari, who, guided by his conviction, left a great position and material possessions and in Constantinople converted to the Jewish religion. He settled in Egypt and died there. This event, as Johannes wrote it, shook the clergy. The Constantinople's journey of such a high ecclesiastical dignitary also left traces in church sources, which state that the year of leaving the archbishop's chair is the year of his death. Johannes' twin brother became a warrior knight, and Johannes was book-oriented. Thanks to his origins and upbringing, he knew several languages: French, Italian, Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic, it is possible that he learned Greek...