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EUROPEAN COMPONENT OF THE CROATIAN DEFENCE AGAINST TURKS: SOCIETY OF SAINT MAURITIUS IN DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE OF KRBAVA BY PRIEST MARTINAC
Juraj LOKMER
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Careful reading of priest Martinac’s writings in the second breviary of Novalja together with knowledge of the European spiritual and social situation in the late middle ages can illustrate a broader context of the Croatian defence against Ottoman Turks – the resistance that protected European Christian civilisation on the Croatian soil. Five hundred and tenth anniversary of the battle of Krbava motivates to speak about this issue with a special stress on the need to analyse and evaluate all the details – fragments from the historical documentation and sources – that reveal relevant information. The martyr death of the members of the Society of Saint Mauritius, probably knights from various European countries, who gave their lives in the name of the Christian faith, should also be emphasised. Impacts of the Croatian defeat at the Krbava field can be seen in numerous historical sources, as well as in the contemporary social affairs: from the memorial tomb of emperor Maximilian, across the contemporary graphics that depict all the horror of the battle, to the foundation of some knight’s orders. This death of the Society’s knights should be humbly respected since their involvement in this battle gave some hope to the Croatian defenders against Ottomans. At the same time, their fall could be seen in the modern times as a testimony of long lasting Croatian membership in the European civilisation.
Ključne riječi
Battle of Krbava; breviary of Novalja; Croatian-Ottoman wars; middle ages
Hrčak ID:
11470
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Datum izdavanja:
22.12.2004.
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