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George Slatkonia (, also ''Jurij Chrysippus'', Slovenian: ''Jurij Slatkonja'', 21 March 1456 – 26 April 1522) was a Carniolan choirmaster and the first residential Bishop of Vienna. He was also the first owner of an ex libris among the
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. His coat of arms contained a golden horse, based on a
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of his surname (Slovene ''slat'' ‰ˆ ''zlat'''golden' + ''konja'' ‰ˆ ''konj'''horse'). (The surname actually refers to someone that enjoys sweet food.)


Life

Born in
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, Slatkonia studied in Ljubljana, in 1474 in
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, and then starting in 1475 in
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, where he received a
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in 1477 at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1495, he was a chaplain and
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at the court in Vienna; he was also the
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and provost of the Diocese of Ljubljana. In 1498, he was appointed the singing master () of the choir, later known as the Vienna Boys' Choir. In 1500 he became chapel master () of the , and in 1513 the senior chapel master (). In 1499, he was named the second provost of the Novo Mesto College Chapter. In 1513, he was given the position of the Bishop of Vienna, although he continued to work as the main music organiser in the city and probably also himself composed. His name first appears Slovenised as ''Juri Zlatkonja'' in 1849, and then ''Zladkonja'' in 1877, ''Jurij Slatkonja'' in 1881, and ''Jurij Sladkonja'' in 1892.


Legacy

As a leader who fostered a bridge between faith and art, Slatkonia left a legacy in Vienna as well as in Slovenia. In 2022, Slovenia observed the 500th anniversary of his death. The George Slatkonia Conservatory of Music (''Konservatorij za glasbo Jurij Slatkonja''), founded by the Diocese of Novo Mesto, is named after him. Since 2006, the golden horse in Slatkonja's coat of arms has been part of the coat of arms of the Diocese of Novo Mesto. The music award for new liturgical music in Vienna has been named after Slatkonja ().


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slatkonia, George 1456 births 1522 deaths Carniolan composers Slovenian conductors (music) Male conductors (music) Carniolan Roman Catholic priests Slovenian Roman Catholic bishops Clergy from Ljubljana Bishops of Vienna 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Austria