Original scientific paper
Zadar register of deaths 1617 – 1651
Grozdana Franov-Živković
orcid.org/0000-0003-1787-0849
; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti - Zavod za povijesne znanosti u Zadru, Zadar, Hrvatska
Abstract
The paper examines the Zadar register of deaths from 1617 to 1651. An analysis of the structure of Zadar society was made based on data from the register through research on individual class groups (patricians, church members, members of the Venetian military and civil administration, citizens, commoners) and professional groups (craftsmen, merchants, soldiers, fishermen, sailors, farmers and others). This period was marked by several plague epidemics, and the Register also includes part of the Kandyan War (1645-1669). A total of 4,865 persons are registered, of which 1,065 persons and their family members from various crafts, maritime and service professions, with 593 members of the military or their family members, 72 members of civil authorities, public servants and their family members, and 255 priests, nuns, clerics and members of their families. It is not known to which professional group 2,880 or 59.2% of the deceased belong. Burials were performed in the majority of churches in Zadar (29) and in the Lazaret (its name is not specified). Military personnel were mostly buried in the church of St. Francis, while the nobility was buried mostly in the churches of St. Francis, St. Mary and St. Dominic. Commoners and clergy were buried in all churches equally, depending on the neighbourhood in which they lived (e.g. townspeople mostly in St. Sylvester or St. Michael), while members of the clergy were buried in the churches where they worked. It was concluded that the largest number of inhabitants of Zadar at the time of writing this registry book consisted of people from Zadar or those whose origin was not registered. The fewest people came from the Croatian hinterland (only one person), while the rest of the population consisted of people from other Venetian areas, as well as the population from Zadar hinterland and the islands. Members of the military crews mostly came from those other Venetian areas, while the population from Zadar area came to live and work in Zadar, most of them settling there permanently, and in times of Ottoman danger also taking refuge in the city. It is evident from the lists of surnames that some of them have been preserved in Zadar to this day. Most people from the area of Venice and the Apennine peninsula came to hold positions with civil and military authorities and as members of the clergy, except for members of military crews. There is a significant number of people (44) from more distant areas such as France, Germany, Tyrol, who were either members of military crews or some artisans.
Keywords
Register of the deaths; Zadar; population structure; burial places; Kandyan war; 17th century
Hrčak ID:
288029
URI
Publication date:
22.12.2022.
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