Crkve i njihovi patroni u srednjm vijeku u Bosni i Hercegovini
Churches and their Patrons in the Medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Andrija Zirdum
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Local History / Microhistory, Government/Political systems, Politics and religion, 15th Century
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: church; patron; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Europe; Middle Age;
Summary/Abstract: Our study of the position of the Christian religion on the territory of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina is based on medieval sources: canonical visitations, papal bulls, building consents, dispensation of indulgences to churches, royal and aristocratic deeds of gift, results of archaeological research, records of the first two centuries of the Ottoman rule and the latest historiography. We know of 463 churches, three of which show traces of Eastern building traditions. 201 (43.41%) of these churches were dedicated to 46 patron saints. Sixty percent of patrons or 121 churches were dedicated to eight saint protectors: St. Mary (30), St. George (21), St. Peter (14), St. Elijah (13), St. Cross (12), St. John the Baptist (11), St. Michael (10) and St. Martin (10). The number and the distribution of no longer extant churches show that the medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina did not lag behind neighbouring Christian feudal states.

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