Professional paper
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Stomorija at Kaštel Novi: Continuance and Changes
Mladenko Domazet
; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Split
Abstract
The paper includes the establishment of benefice in 1189
on the basis of which the local nobles (didići) built the parish
church of St. Mary in the village Špiljan at the foot of mountain
Kozjak. Turkish incursions into the area in the late 15th and early
16th century bring radical changes to that medieval settlement
and result in resettling the population in a newly built village
on the coast next to the castle of Pavle Anton Ćipiko/Cipiko/
Čipiko. In this settlement (Kaštel Novi/New Castle), as early as in
1566, we find the first mention of Confraternity of Our Lady, as
well as a continuing celebration of Our Lady’s feasts, despite the
Turkish treats. Short-termed French government abolishes the
benefice and Confraternity of Our Lady of Stomorija, which the
brothers renewed during the second Austrian government in 1842.
Moreover, the relationship to the shrine has been passed from
generation to generation and lasts to the present day manifesting
itself in various devotions and religious customs.
Keywords
settlement Špiljan; Kaštel Novi; Our Lady of Stomorija; Confraternity of Our Lady of Stomorija
Hrčak ID:
137224
URI
Publication date:
30.3.2015.
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