Review article

PAULINE MONASTERY IN ŠENKOVEC AND COUNTS ZRINSKI

Marijana KORUNEK

Abstract

Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary and All Saints, together with monastery of St. Helen in Šenkovec near Čakovec, was burial place of many members of Zrinski family during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and this was the period when this family ruled region of Međimurje. Zrinski family played major role in defense system against Ottomans’ raids, and thus their contribution regarding protection of Međimurje and its broader region was crucial. Author of this article, on the basis of a few preserved material sources, describes contemporary historical circumstances and relations between Pauline monastery
in Čakovec and Zrinski family in the period between 1546 and 1691.

Keywords

Šenkovec; Čakovec; Zrinski family; Pauline monastery; archeological excavations; renaissance

Hrčak ID:

126291

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/126291

Publication date:

18.6.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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