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Revision as of 16:23, 9 November 2006 by Factanista (talk | contribs) (rv by anon)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Josif Runjanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Јосиф Руњанин, Croatian: Josip Runjanin, born December 8, 1821 in Vinkovci – died February 2, 1878 in Novi Sad) was a Serbian and Croatian composer and lieutenant-colonel in the Austro-Hungarian Army.
Life
Runjanin was born in Vinkovci (then Slavonian Military Frontier of the Habsburg monarchy, now Croatia). His family originates from Loznica (Serbia), and moved initially to Bijeljina (in Semberija, Bosnia) and thence to Slavonia and eventually Syrmia. They were ethnic Serbs of the Orthodox Christian faith. Young Runjanin was christened in the Orthodox shrine of the Descent of the Holy Ghost (Silaska Svetog Duha) in Vinkovci. The ceremony was carried out by the renowned local priest Adam Popović. He died at the age of 57 in Novi Sad (then Habsburg Monarchy, now Serbia) and was buried according to the Orthodox tradition at the Cemetery of the Holy Ascent (Uspensko groblje) in Novi Sad where he remains to this very day.
Legacy
During his lifetime he was recognized for having composed two major songs which are popular to this day:
- Rado Srbin ide u vojnike (Gladly will the Serb enlist)
- music for the Croatian national anthem Lijepa naša domovino (Our beautiful homeland)