СРЕМСКИ ВИКАР ЛУКА НАТАЛИС (1681–1720)
THE VICAR OF SYRMIA LUKA NATALIS (1681–1720)
Author(s): Katarina MitrovićSubject(s): Cultural history, History of Church(es), 17th Century, 18th Century, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Београду
Keywords: Catholic church; vicar of Syrmia; Belgrade bishopric; ecclesiastical organization; Vienna court; Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Summary/Abstract: The story of Luka Natalis, the vicar of Syrmia and the Belgrade bishop, up to a great extent depicts the position and fate of the catholic clergy all over the Syrmian territory in the period from the outburst of The Vienna War in 1683 to the signing of The Peace Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718. The war devastation followed by the populous migrations, terrible poverty, the occurrences of cyclic diseases of which the plague took the significant toll on human lives, the Hofkammer endeavors regarding the constitution of the Neoacquistica, which entailed settling down the economic and social circumstances so as to increase the state incomes, the protestant presence and especially the one of the orthodox Serbs’ who starting from 1695 had a firm ecclesiastic organization, therefore presenting just some of the elements the catholic church in Syrmia had to count on. Besides, neither Vienna nor Rome had a clear perception of how to ecclesiastically organize the gained territories. The efforts of Luka Natalis to bravely grapple with the mentioned issues led to him having a weather-beaten life during certain tumultuous events for over one quarter of a century, therefore becoming a symbol of one time and place.
Journal: БЕОГРАДСКИ ИСТОРИЈСКИ ГЛАСНИК
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 143-163
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Serbian
