Review article
SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT HISTORIOGRAPHIC APPROACH REGARDING PROBLEM OF PROMOTION OF ZADAR TO THE RANK OF METROPOLIS AND ARCHBISHOPRIC IN 1154
IVAN MAJNARIĆ
Abstract
In this article author analyse historiography and methodological approaches regarding papal promotion of the bishopric of Zadar to the rank of the archbishopric and metropolis in October 1154, as well as the question of Zadar’s subjection under patriarch of Grado that happened in February 1155. The principle studies that were taken into consideration, because they infl uenced greatly our knowledge about the problem, were those of F. Šišić, L. Margetić (two studies) and L. Steindorff. In the fi rst part of the article author delivers main viewpoints of aforementioned authors regarding the problem and regarding their interpretation of the circumstances in the Church during the second half of the twelfth century. After this, author tries to give some new possible interpretations of these events. Author emphasizes that it is necessary to analyse papal political activities separately regarding his activities as patron of the Church. He concludes that these activities were undoubtedly related in the sense that problems of administration and organization of the
Church often infl uenced papal policy in general. By the same token, papal promotion ofZadar has to be viewed as an attempt of reorganization of Church organization in the region of the northern part of the eastern Adriatic coast trying to enforce position of patriarch of Grado, who supported papal policy against patriarch of Aquilea and Fridrich I Barbarossa. At the and author delivers some thoughts regarding the connection between this ecclesiastical promotion and Venetian government in Zadar.
Keywords
Middle Ages; mid twelfth century; (arch)bishopric of Zadar; papacy; patriarch of Grado; Venice; historiography
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24616
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Publication date:
28.12.2007.
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