Jonas Jaknavičius

Jonas Jaknavičius
Born	1589 Eastern part of Lithuania proper
Died	(1668-04-11)April 11, 1668 Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Occupation(s)	Lithuanian chancellery worker, teacher, academician, Jesuit
Notable work	Ewangelie polskie y litewskie

Ewangelie polskie y litewskie, 1674 edition

Jonas Jaknavičius (1589 – April 11, 1668) was a Lithuanian Jesuit chancellery worker, teacher, Rector of the Kražiai College, Smolensk College, and Vilnius College.^[1][2][3][4]

Jaknavičius prepared and published a book about the Polish and Lithuanian gospels for sermons (Polish: Ewangelie polskie y litewskie, Lithuanian: Lenkiškos ir lietuviškos evangelijos) which was republished 40 times in the 17th-19th centuries due to their popularity.^[1][5] The Ewangelie polskie y litewskie was written and published in Polish and Lithuanian languages.^[6] The oldest surviving version of the Ewangelie polskie y litewskie is from 1647 and was recognized by UNESCO (currently preserved at the Kaunas University of Technology).^[1][7][8]

Jaknavičius also contributed to the 2nd edition (1631) of Konstantinas Sirvydas' dictionary Dictionarium Trium Lingvarum in usum Studiosæ Iuventutis.^[1]

References

1. Tumelis, Juozas. "Jonas Jaknavičius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
2. "Jonas Jaknavičius – pirmasis katalikiškų evangelijų vertėjas". Llvs.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. "Jaknavičius Jonas". Emokykla.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
4. Kardelis, Vytautas. "Ištrauka iš Jaknavičiaus evangelijų" (PDF). Šaltiniai.info (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
5. "Biblijos vertimai į lietuvių kalbą". Vrublevskiai.dev.dizi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
6. Jaknavičius, Jonas (1674). Ewangelie polskie y litewskie: tak niedzielne Iako y wszystkich świat, ktore w kośćiele… (in Polish and Lithuanian). Vilnius: Typis Academicis Soc. Iesu. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
7. Lučinskienė, Milda (2006). "Jono Jaknavičiaus 1647 metų Ewangelie polskie у litewskie, dokumentinis leidimas ir kompaktinė plokštelė su skaitmenine faksimile". Archivum Lithuanicum (in Lithuanian). 8. Vilnius: Lietuvių kalbos instituto leidykla. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
8. "Lietuvos nacionalinė UNESCO komisija | Lietuvos nacionalinis registras „Pasaulio atmintis"". Unesco.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.