# Šimun Kožičić Benja

> Šimun Kožičić Benja was a Croatian-Dalmatian orator, humanist and printer, who served as the bishop of Modruš from 1509. He is primarily known for his speech De Corvatiae Desolatione in 1513, as well as for the Glagolithic printing press he founded in 1530, Rijeka.

*Roman Catholic bishop, writer and translator from Zadar*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1460
- **Died:** 1536
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Šimun Kožičić Benja was a Croatian-Dalmatian orator, humanist and printer, who served as the bishop of Modruš from 1509. He is primarily known for his speech De Corvatiae Desolatione in 1513, as well as for the Glagolithic printing press he founded in 1530, Rijeka.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.3
- **Momentum:** 0.7

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