Professional paper
The Parish of Saint Peter the Apostle in Sveti Petar Orehovec
Đuro Škvorc
Abstract
As soon as 1201 there is mention of the brook Orehovec and already in the first inventory of parishes of the Zagreb diocese in 1334 St Peter’s parish church on the George Kešcenjevacki land estate is mentioned. The parish probably dates back earlier than 1334, and since the inventory mentions also all the surrounding parishes of today, it can be assumed that it occupied the same territory as today. St Peter’s church was located at its present location. In the fourteenth century the old church (unknown architectural style) was replaced by a new, Gothic one. Renovation – the construction of a new, Late Baroque church took place from 1776 till 1779 and has kept its form until today with certain reparations. The tower was built in the sixteenth century and had a triple function: belfry, keep and stronghold against the Ottomans. When the present church was built in the eighteenth century the tower was lifted up one level, and another one was added in 1836, which preserved its form until its demolition in 2001. The church is closely related to the history of the rectory, the cemetery and the patron family. The mansion most probably developed after the parish was established, and today is situated east of the church (the present rectory was built in 1795). The original cemetery developed around the church, while the present one is about 250 m east of the church (transferred after the present church was built). The Parish of St Peter had several patrons, of which we are familiar with noble families of Orehovacki, Tremski and Fodroczy. There are also two chapels in the parish: St Anthony’s in Gušcerovec and St Benedict’s in Selanec. (Translated by Ivana Bago)
Keywords
The Parish of Saint Peter the Apostle; Sveti Petar Orehovec; church,; rectory; tower; Gušcerovec
Hrčak ID:
2616
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Publication date:
20.12.2005.
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