Original scientific paper
Cadaster of Endowments of the Bishopric of Šibenik from the Second Half of the 15th Century
Kristijan Juran
orcid.org/0000-0003-3765-0261
; University of Zadar, Department of History, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
This article delivers general information about the manuscript Catasticum Benefitiorum that is presently kept in the Bishopric archives in Šibenik, within archival fond Nadarbine i zaklade [Endowments and foundations] (HR-BAŠ-16/7). This manuscript is a cadaster of endowments of the Bishopric of Šibenik that was most probably composed in the second half of 1460. It contains a list of land properties and ecclesiastical endowments related to parish churches, chapels, and altars in the Bishopric of Šibenik. Cadaster is created by the order of the Bishop of Šibenik, Urban Vignati (1454 – 1468), and the probable reason for this action was the big fire of 1458, which destroyed many documents and scriptures. Therefore, the Bishop decided to register the current situation, and this coincided with his first visitation to the Bishopric in 1459. This cadaster is an important historical source, especially for the church history of Šibenik. Although it contains only lists of land plots, this cadaster enables researchers to exercise various methodologies and approaches (e.g. anthroponomastics, legal history and codicology). Therefore, this manuscript deserves further detailed investigation.
Keywords
Bishopric of Šibenik, cadaster, endowments, 15th century.
Hrčak ID:
254188
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Publication date:
20.12.2020.
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