Original scientific paper
Flori’s Seminary in Zadar. Notes on Its Opening and Functioning
Zdenko Dundović
orcid.org/0000-0003-1772-1675
; University of Zadar, Department of Theology and Catechism, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
Latin seminary Florio in Zadar is well known because of the name of its founder Archbishop Bernard Flori (1642 – 1656). He endowed money for establishing a seminary in Zadar and for support of six cadets. After his death in 1656, the appointed executors of his last will renounced the office, and according to the law jurisdiction to execute the testament passed to the Venetian magistrate Procutratori di San Marco de supra. These procurators blindly obeyed Venetian legislation on testamentary bequests, and this was the reason why the foundation of the seminary was prolonged. In the existing literature the exact year of the seminary’s foundation is still undetermined. However, investigation of the archival material of the magistrate Procuratori di San Marco in Venice revealed that on July 27th, 1669 procurators de supra issued ordinance on work of Latin seminary in Zadar, and after that the seminary started its work. Thus, this date should be considered as a starting/founding date of this educational institution. Analysis and synthesis of the investigated archival documents and relevant literature revealed all the political and social reasons why the opening of the seminary was delayed, and the reasons were related to the contemporary diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Venetian Republic, and thus consequently the Venetian perception about jurisdiction over this institution.
Keywords
Archbishop of Zadar Bernard Florio, Flori’s seminary, 17th century, Zadar.
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Publication date:
20.12.2020.
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