Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21857/yl4okfk139

Rites of Passage: Vestition, Novitiate and Solemn Profession in the Female Convents of Eighteenth-Century Dubrovnik

Minela Fulurija Vučić ; University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Abstract

This article examines the process young women and novices underwent when entering convent life or preparing to take solemn vows. It is based on eighteenth-century records preserved in the Archives of the Diocese of Dubrovnik, which provide information about the candidates themselves but also shed light on the ceremonies, their location, participants, and the questions asked. Furthermore, it analyses a young woman's entry into a convent as described in the Dubrovnik Book of Ceremonies, offering deeper insights into the transition process and the symbolic elements of the associated liturgical celebrations.

Keywords

nuns; female convents; vestition; novitiate; solemn profession; Dubrovnik; 18th century

Hrčak ID:

337533

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/337533

Publication date:

1.12.2025.

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