Feliks Anton Dev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Feliks Anton Dev

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1732

Place of Birth: Tržič, Slovenia

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1786

Profession: poet, Catholic priest, translator, editor

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Feliks Anton Dev (January 15, 1732 – November 7, 1786; monastic name Joannes Damascenus a nomine Mariae, Slovenized as Janez Damascen) was a Slovene poet, translator, and editor. Dev was born in Tržic in 1732.
He studied at the Jesuit college in Ljubljana and then joined the Discalced Augustinians, where he took the monastic name Joannes Damascenus a nomine Mariae (John of Damascus in the name of Mary).
He studied theology in Vienna, where he was ordained in 1755 and then taught philosophy and theology.
He is considered the first secular poet in Slovene, and he edited the poetry almanac Pi?anize od lepeh umetnost (Writings of Beautiful Art, 1779–1781).
Dev died in Ljubljana.