# Ivan Feretić (1769–1839)

> Ivan Feretić — Vrbnik priest and Glagolitic-tradition defender — was a key 18th-19th century figure who fought to preserve Krk's distinctive Slavic-language Catholic liturgy against Latinizing pressures, ensuring the Glagolitic mass survived another century beyond his lifetime.

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Ivan Feretić — Vrbnik priest and Glagolitic-tradition defender — was a key 18th-19th century figure who fought to preserve Krk's distinctive Slavic-language Catholic liturgy against Latinizing pressures, ensuring the Glagolitic mass survived another century beyond his lifetime.

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