Original scientific paper
THE GRAVESTONES OF SOME SENIANS AND SOME OTHER PERSONS IMPORTANT FOR THE HISTORY OF SENJ. PRESERVED AT SENJ AND ELSEWHERE
ZORISLAV HORVAT
Abstract
The gravestones were one of the most frequent Middle Ages artefacts, so that neither Senj was the exception in that respect. The gravestones were erected in parochial or monastic churches, while the noble Senians, the princes Krčki Frankopani. Uskoks and ordinary citizens were buried under such gravestones in the Franciscan churches (the older one outside the town walls, the newer one "intra muros"), in the Dominican church of St. Nicholas, in the Cathedral and elsewhere. Due to various disasters, specially German bombing in 1943. then because of various reconstructions and also because of the lack oi' understanding the importance of such gravestones, a great number of them was destroyed. The author here describes in details the gravestones from Senj and gravestones of Senians or other people important for Senj, which were buried outside Senj (period of Middle Ages from the 14th/I5th c. to mid 16th c). In the part of his essay which elaborate the gravestones from Senj the author deals with the gravestones of the Senian patrician Sipurisa, the bishop Ivan de Caidinaiibus, Ižota d'Este - wife of Stjepan Frankopan. Dominik Betričić and the fragment of one gravestone, which is now preserved in the City's Museum. Likewise, in the part elaborating the gravestones of Senians or the people important for Senj and were buried outside Senj, the author deals with the following names: Martin Mojsijević, Luka Sartoč-Krajač, Petar Kružić, Erazmo Schairer and Ivan Lenković.
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Hrčak ID:
17906
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Publication date:
27.12.2002.
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