Original scientific paper
Summary: Franciscan tertiary nuns and Poor Clares in Krk
Petar Runje
Abstract
The author furnishes a historical account of the Franciscan tertiary nuns and Poor Clares that had their convent in the town of Krk. Based on unpublished archival materials, a survey of the life and work of this monastic community is given describing its history from its beginnings up to the closure of the monastery at the beginning of the 19th century. Various informations on individual nuns and the fate of the monastery during the long centuries of the Middle Ages and modern era are presented and interpreted.
Keywords
St. Francis of Assisi; Franciscans; Franciscan nuns; tertiary nuns; Poor Clares; Krk
Hrčak ID:
284646
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Publication date:
7.7.2013.
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