Original scientific paper
Summary: First news on the Franciscans in the town of Krk
Petar Runje
Abstract
The author writes in the present paper about the first news on the existence and activity of the Franciscans in the town of Krk. Based on unpublished archival sources and relevant literature, the beginnings of the Franciscan monastery in Krk are clarified through a set of historical information. A special chapter has been dedicated to the question whether St Francis composed the Rule for the hermits in the town of Krk. After that, the paper deals with testaments showing an early existence of a monastery. Namely, exactly in testaments we find the first news about the Franciscans firmly documented. The testament was a completely Christian relationship to material goods. Many believers wrote testaments, considering it a Christian duty to have a proper relationship to earthly goods and not to let them become a source of disorder after the death. With that in mind, the believer arranges his goods as he sees fit and proper. It follows clearly from the analyzed sources that believers donated generously to the Church and Monastery of St Francis in the town of Krk.
Keywords
St Francis of Assisi; Franciscans; island of Krk; town of Krk; monastery
Hrčak ID:
284494
URI
Publication date:
5.5.2017.
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