$ NIVERSITY ROME, Jan 31 (Hina) - Pope John Paul II on Friday granted a private audience to pilgrims from the Zadar Archdiocese on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the first Croatian university, founded in Zadar in
1396.
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ROME, Jan 31 (Hina) - Pope John Paul II on Friday granted a private
audience to pilgrims from the Zadar Archdiocese on the occasion of
the 600th anniversary of the first Croatian university, founded in
Zadar in 1396. #L#
The Pope called on the faithful to build a civilisation of
love, to be ever ready for forgiveness and reconciliation and to
respect the dignity of the human person.
The pilgrims presented the Pope with a monograph entitled "The
General School of the Dominican Order in Zadar - Universitas
Jadertina 1396 - 1807" by Profesor Stjepan Krasic, who was also
present at the audience. The Pope was also presented with his own
bronze portrait by sculptor Stjepan Gracan and the gold plaque of
the Zadar-based Faculty of Philosophy.
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