Građa za vojnu povijest u samostanskim kronikama i kanonskim vizitacijama 18. stoljeća
Sources for military history in the convent chronicles and canonical visitations from the 18th century

Author(s): Tamara Tvrtković, Maja Matasović
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Military history, 18th Century
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: canonical visitations; convent chronicles; military history;
Summary/Abstract: Canonical visitations and monastic chronicles are internal Church documents, written in Latin, which can also be considered as historiographical sources because they testify on the history of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the population of a certain region. A variety of information can be collected from those writings, such as economy, society, weather conditions etc., and they can be also used as sources for military history. The canonical visitations here considered are the visitations, both of property and of persons, made by the bishops of the diocese of Senj in the 18th century, whereas the chronicles are, for the purpose of this work, the chronicles of the Franciscan monasteries in Slavonia. Here it can be found testimonies about financial and judicial division between the Church and the state, their mutual cooperation, and sometimes even traces of conflict. These documents also give information about military expeditions, activities (such as building of fortifications or battles) and army movements through various parts of Croatia, about the names of regiments and officers (and even of some soldiers). We can also learn something about the nationality, religion and even the life of a soldier, through their interaction with the local people, and especially with the Church community. This work will show how these data can be classified and used for various purposes. It will also mention some problems the researchers encounter while translating, mostly because the specialized terminology has not yet been systematized.

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