Thomas Chrön

Thomas Chrön (; November 13, 1560 – February 10, 1630) was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Ljubljana, and patron of the arts.

Life and work Chrön was born in Ljubljana. and Protestantism was suppressed in his diocese between 1600 and 1603. However, Jurij Dalmatin's Bible translation was retained and he received papal permission to use it, thereby preserving its linguistic and literary tradition.

Chrön wanted to establish a press in Ljubljana; he made it possible for Johannes Tschandek ( or Čandik and he copyedited the text himself, which was based on translations by Trubar and Dalmatin. Chrön also supported liturgical music: he commissioned a new organ in Gornji Grad.

The Trieste prison whose official name is Casa Circondariale "Ernesto Mari" is colloquially known as Coroneo and takes its name from the via del Coroneo, the street it is located on, which in turn derives from the Italianized version of Bishop Chrön's last name. Coroneo, who owned vast properties in that area in the 17th century.

The Slovenized spelling of his name Tomash Hren is found as early as 1832, Tomaž Kren by 1848, Tomaž Hren by 1849, Tomaž Chrön by 1854, and Tomaž Chroen by 1907.