Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/yq32oh4xp9
The economic situation of the Zadar Capitol on the eve of reconstructing Dalmatian Dioceses in the early 19th century
Zdenko Dundović
orcid.org/0000-0003-1772-1675
; Department of Theology and Catechism, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
Based on of the reports of the Zadar capitular vicar Ivan Jurović and the unpublished archival material of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Zadar, the paper presents the property of the Capitol of the Cathedral of St Anastasia in Zadar in the early 19th century. Data on the Zadar Capitol property was correlated with the property and revenues of the Zadar clergy on the islands, coastline and hinterland. This correlation contributed to learning more about the economic status of the clergy in the early 19th century when the reorganization of the church administration in Dalmatia occurred. Also, contributions to the work help to better understand the location of the Capitol land estates and the difficulties encountered by church institutions concerning the colonate system in renting land during the reorganization of church administration in Dalmatia, which took place during the Second Austrian Administration in Dalmatia (1813-1918). They also contribute to the understanding of the general economic situation of the Church in the Zadar area. We can also trace the way, conditions and the rent rate of church land to Dalmatian farm labourers in Zadar. All this partly explains the difficult economic circumstances in which landowners and tillers of the old system found themselves in at the beginning of the19th century. The former had difficulties due to the commitments made by the land owner and the latter, due to severe working conditions, low yields on relatively small agricultural areas and often high amounts of giving to landlords.
Keywords
Capitol of Zadar; 19th century; church economy; church property
Hrčak ID:
230731
URI
Publication date:
20.12.2019.
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