Original scientific paper
EMIGRANTS FROM THE ISLAND OF VIS AND THE CROATIAN SCHOOL/FRATERNITY OF ST. GEORGES AND TRIPHON IN VENICE
Lovorka ČORALIĆ
Abstract
Emigrants from the island of Vis in Venice, though not so numerous, were rather distinct group. From the fi fteenth century up to the end of the Serenissima one can trace their activities in the school of St. Georges and Triphon, institution that in many ways helped Croatian emigrants to maintain their national identity. One of the best examples was Ivan Petrov, a wealthy and respectable merchant from Vis, who lived in the fi rst half of the sixteenth century. In the primary sources (testaments kept in the State archives in Venice,
documents from the Archives of the fraternity of St. Georges and Triphon) he is mentioned as one of the most prominent members of the community (head-master during several mandates), and during his time community made several important contracts with Vene-tian
stone-masons regarding the reconstruction of the headquarters of the fraternity. By the same token, Žuani ć family, merchants from Komiža, also had very important role in the fraternity during the last century of the Venetian rule on the eastern Adriatic coast. In
the primary sources one can trace them from the end of the seventeenth century, as they are mentioned as head-masters and vicars of the school. Moreover, Žuani ć family can be easily marked as one of the most prominent Dalmatian families who participated in the long lasting existence of the St. Georges and Triphon’s fraternity.
Keywords
Ecclesiastical history; Vis; Dalmatia; Venice; fraternities
Hrčak ID:
10448
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Publication date:
22.12.2004.
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