Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.53745/ccp.45.87.7
The Particular Council of the Southern Croatian Dioceses in Zadar 1579
Zvjezdan Strika
orcid.org/0000-0002-1014-8231
; Biskupija Augsburg, Augsburg, Njemačka
Sažetak
The Bishop of Verona, Agostino Valier, who was assigned by Pope Gregur XIII (1572- 1585) to travel to Dalmatia, shortly visited the Dalmatian dioceses, which were under Venetian administration. After visiting all the Venetian administered dioceses in Zadar‘s Southern region and the church of Zadar and Nin, Valier called for a Particular Council, held in Zadar‘s Benedictine Abbey of St. Chrysostomus in mid-May 1579. Subsequently, Valier visited the three remaining dioceses (on Krk, Rab, and Osor), summarized in Valier‘s detailed report, found in the Vatican Archive. There, the apostolic visitor describes the ecclesiastical situation in Dalmatia with which the Ottomans as well as the Venetian administration interfered seriously. Both Ottomans and Venetians tended to utilize ecclesiastical structures for their political purposes. The Particular Council issued nine decrees – inspired by the Council of Trent. The first decree refers to bishops, who were obliged to reside in the dioceses and learn the language of the believers in order to preach to believers in their native language. Concurrently, the bishops assembled emphasized that it was necessary to found two seminaries in Dalmatia: one in Zadar and one in Split. Moreover, additional decisions pertained to the clergy and the dioceses, namely: The clerics were prohibited to play cards; clerics were not allowed to sing secular songs nor to attend dance events at night; the nuns were required to strictly follow monastic rule, and it was ordered that, for nuns, books should be translated into Croatian; and believers were expected to adhere to Christian duties and to baptize their newborns within eight to ten days after giving birth. By and large, the assembled council adapted the Tridentine renewal to the ecclesiastical situation in Venetian governed Dalmatia. The decrees were encouraged before by several diocesan synods in the dioceses; however, at this time, decrees held validity throughout the entire region. Bishops were able to play a key role in order to teach the Christian faith to the people. If they were not able to do so in terms of language skills, they were to learn the believers‘ language as soon as possible.
Ključne riječi
Zadar; Catholic Church under Venetian administration; apostolic visitation; particular council; apostolic visitor Agostino Valier; early modern times.
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264743
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Datum izdavanja:
28.10.2021.
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