The Nera valley medieval ecclesiastic geography
The Nera valley medieval ecclesiastic geography
Author(s): Dumitru ŢeicuSubject(s): History
Published by: Editura Istros - Muzeul Brailei
Keywords: Orthodox Church; Franciscan Convent; fortress of Caraş; border; the 14th – 16th centuries
Summary/Abstract: The river of Nera’s flow was a geographic corridor and a cultural passage that connected the Banat with the Danube valley. In the 14th century Catholic parish churches and Franciscan convents were built around the fortress of Haram or Caraş placed at the Nera and the Danube confluence. The Orthodox monasteries Zlatiţa and Cusici were build in the 15th century within the Nera passage. The archaeological research set those monuments planimetry and their rapprochement with the medieval Serbian architecture models.
Journal: ISTROS
- Issue Year: 18/2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 275-296
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
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