Beneficij biskupa Vida Ostojića
Beneficium of Bishop Vid Ostojić

Author(s): Vinicije B. Lupis
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Family and social welfare, 15th Century
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Blato; Krbava; Vid Ostojić Marinić; beneficium; St. James;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author presents the new evidences on the life and beneficium (dotation) of Vid Ostojić-Marinić, the bishop of Krbava, who originated from the medieval Croatian nobility of the island of Korčula. Based on the archival sources, the author has depicted the beneficium of the last bishop of Krbava diocese, who was remembered in the local historiography of the 18th and 19th centuries as the constructor of the altar of St. James as well as of the pulpit in the cathedral in Korčula. As it was recorded in the medieval sources, Bishop Ostojić decided to construct the pulpit “in order to save his soul as well as the souls of his deceased, successors and heirs”. Bishop Vid Ostojić was a son of Ostoje Marinić, who was elected in 1403 as member of noble deputation of the community of Korčula to King Ladislas of Naples. The beneficium of Bishop Ostojić existed from 1456 to the end of the 19th century, more precisely to the 1894, when it was sold to Franko Ostojić, the bishop’s descendant, for the amount of 298 florins. Finally, for the first time, the coat of arms of the Bishop Ostojić from Blato as well as the family genealogy are presented in the paper. This coat of arms was made in the high quality renaissance workshop in the middle of the 15th century.

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