Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31337/oz.77.2.2
The Arrival of the Society of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in Žminj: On the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of their Arrival and Activity (1972–2022)
Elvis Orbanić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8596-8744
; Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute for Historical and Social Sciences of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Rijeka, Regional Unit in Pula, Pula, Croatia
Abstract
The earliest reference to the Parish of St. Michael the Archangel in Žminj is from the 12th century. During its history, it was also the seat of the collegial chapter and produced a number of priestly and religious vocations. This paper describes how the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul were invited to and arrived at the Žminj parish in 1972. The paper is structured as follows: Introduction, A look at the history of the parish of St. Michael the Archangel in Žminj until 1972, Preliminary work for the arrival of the Sisters, Negotiations crowned with success, The house of Bianka Peteh, Communication of the provincial and the board of the Society in Zagreb, The solemn ceremony for the Sisters’ arrival and closing remarks. Negotiations for their arrival officially began on the initiative of the Žminj parish priest, Marcel Krebel, in March 1968, and were concluded on December 15, 1972 with their arrival. The methodology for this article is based on an analysis of archival sources (primarily chronicles written by the sisters, parish chronicles and other documents), oral testimonies and relevant historiographical literature. This is the first paper which deals scientifically with the arrival of a female religious community in the Poreč and Pula diocese in the second half of the 20th century, and it was written on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the sisters’ arrival and their continuous work in the Žminj parish for the last half century.
Keywords
Sisters of Charity; Žminj; Diocese of Poreč and Pula; history of monasticism; parish history; 20th century
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274678
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Publication date:
7.4.2022.
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