Original scientific paper
The Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Visoko
Ana Azinović Bebek
orcid.org/0000-0002-2063-6466
; Croatian Conservation Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The parish of Visoko is mentioned in the list of parishes of the Zagreb diocese from 1334, more specifically, in the Kalnik archdeaconry. The list assumes that the church existed as early as the year 1111. Archaeological excavations conducted in 2010 have investigated 14 graves that can be dated to the early modern period. Among the excavated graves, the burials of men, with an average life expectancy of 45.5 years, are predominant,
followed by the burials of women, with an average life expectancy of 37.5 years, while only one burial of a child has been found. Of the 14 graves excavated, there were discoveries in half. The deceased were buried dressed and with their devotional objects. The discoveries in graves can be divided into functional objects, i.e., those related to everyday life, and devotional objects or objects associated with modern piety. Based on the analysis of the
objects found in Visoko, it can be concluded that the believers there fully accepted the post-Tridentine piety and the pious customs of the time, as well as the dressing and burial customs. Nail remains suggest that they were mainly buried in coffins, sometimes in a shroud, not paying much attention to burial sites, which indicates that the graves were not marked.
Keywords
Visoko; church of the Most Holy Trinity; early modern cemetery; burial customs; early modern piety; devotional objects
Hrčak ID:
284114
URI
Publication date:
28.1.2022.
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