To which major northeastern city did Bishop Anton Martin Slomšek transfer the seat of the Lavant diocese in 1859, unifying Styrian Slovenes?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Maribor
- Step 1: Bishop Slomšek moved the episcopal see from Saint Andrä in Carinthia to Maribor in 1859, establishing an influential cultural and ecclesiastical center for Lower Styrian Slovenes. Answer: Maribor. Why not the others: Celje was an important deanery but not the episcopal see, Ptuj was an ancient Roman city, and Ljubljana was the see of the Carniolan diocese.
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