Anton Aškerc (9 January 1856 – 10 June 1912) was a Slovene poet and priest, most famous after his epic poems. January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... In mathematics, see epic morphism. ...

He was born in a family of a peasant in Globoko or Senožete by Rimske Toplice. His actual birthplace is unknown as migration of the family happened around the time of Aškerc's birth. After the graduation from the secondary school in Celje he entered the theological seminary in Maribor. He was ordained a priest in 1880. The same year he published his first poem titled Trije popotniki (The Three Travelers) in Ljubljanski zvon (The Bell of Ljubljana) magazine. Celje (German Cilli, Hungarian Cille) (46. ... Theology is literally reasonable discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... A seminary is a specialised university-like institution for the purpose of training candidates for positions within a religious context. ... Area: 147. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. ...

He started his way as a poet with lyrics. After 1882 he began to write mainly epic poetry. In his lyrics he expressed his patriotism, love and religious doubt. He took themes for his ballades and romances out of Slovene and Slavic history, Bible, folk tradition and modern life. Since 1881 he had been publishing his poems in Ljubljanski zvon with pseudonym Gorázd but he used his real name in his first book of poems Balade in romance (Ballades and Romances, published in 1890). The collection was warmly accepted by readers, but it also suffered a severe attack by Anton Mahnič owing to national, freethinking and social ideas. Aškerc retired prematurely and worked as archivist of Ljubljana town till his death. He died in Ljubljana. Lyrics are the written words in a song. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to ones own homeland (patria, the land of ones fathers). ... Love has many meanings in English. ... Religion—sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system— is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices and institutions associated with such belief. ... A ballad is a story in song, usually a narrative song or poem. ... As a literary genre, romance refers to a style of heroic prose and verse narrative current in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... The Bible (From Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material), is a word applied to sacred scriptures. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A pseudonym is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to their legal name (whereas an allonym is the name of another actual person assumed by one person in authorship of a work of art; e. ... A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For alternate uses see: Archive (disambiguation). ... Three Bridges (Tromostovje) and Franciscan church (Frančiškanska cerkev) in baroque style in the back Ljubljana (IPA ), German Laibach (), Italian Lubiana () is the capital of Slovenia, situated on the outfall of the river Ljubljanica into the Sava, in central Slovenia, between the Alps and the Mediterranean. ...