DOMINIKANSKI SAMOSTAN U SPLITU OD UTEMELJENJA DO KRAJA 13. STOLJEĆA
DOMINICAN MONASTERY IN SPLIT – FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO THE END OF THE 13TH CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: The beginnings of the Dominican monastery in Split are addressed in this paper. The content is based on the analysis of historical and literary sources that refer to the monastery in the 13th century. The legend that it was founded by Father Grgur from Split in 1217 is disproved as well as the thesis that the oldest historically confirmed memory of the Dominicans in Split dates back to 1243 and the claim that the monastery was founded between 1221 and 1229. The location and the size of the monastery estate are analysed. The information about the seminary and the Dominicans who lived in the monastery in the 13th century is provided. In addition, the role of the Dominicans in the religious and social life of both the city and the ecclesiastical province of Split is discussed. Since the Split Dominicans were given the estate in Trogir and subsequently built a monastery there, the beginnings of that monastery are also addressed.

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