hrvatski

“Sancti Gregorii monasterium, cui Urana est uocabulum”

U radu se u osnovnim crtama rekapituliraju i valoriziraju dosadašnje spoznaje o jednom od najznačajnih samostana na tlu ranosrednjovjekovne hrvatske države. Riječ je o benediktinskom samostanu sv. Grgura u Vrani (sancti Gregorii monasterium, cui Urana est uocabulum), koji je godine 1076. hrvatski kralj Dmitar Zvonimir (1076. – 1089.) ustupio s čitavim njegovim blagom, pokretninama i nepokretnim dobrima Apostolskoj Stolici da bude gostinjac/rezidencija poslanicima svetoga Petra zauvijek i posve u njezinoj vlasti. Nažalost, povijesni izvori o ovome samostanskom zdanju, o njegovu utemeljenju i ranome periodu svode se svega na jedan diplomatički izvor – tzv. Zvonimirovu zavjernicu, koja je bila i ostala u središtu pozornosti svih autora koji su istraživali njegovu povijest, dok su sustavna arheološka i druga istraživanja – preduvjet bilo kakvih novih spoznaja – nažalost, gotovo posve izostala.

Vrana, benediktinci, samostan sv. Grgura u Vrani, hrvatski kralj Dmitar Zvonimir (1076. – 1089.), Apostolska Stolica, rani srednji vijek

The paper briefly recaps an evaluates the existing knowledge about one of the most famous monasteries on the soil of medieval Croatian state- the Benedictine monastery of St. Gregory in Vrana (sancti Gregorii monasterium, cui Urana estuocabulum). It is very well-known that the Benedictine monks and nuns (Ordo Sancti Benedicti), their numerous abbeys ie. monasteries, priorats, and hospices, in the Middle Ages- inspired by the work of their founder and guided by his Rule (Regula) – both in spreading the Gospel and the development of European literature-upbringing and education- played a key role and, moreover, were instigators of various movements in the field of culture, science and art, music and literature, as well as in the development of agriculture, crafts, etc. Their monasteries became genuine intellectual centres of the Middle Ages. However, they themselves had their ups and downs. As regards Croatia, this oldest Western European monastic community represents a source of language and written culture of the Croats. In the wider area of Biograd, several churches are known, in which, according to the Rule of their founder, the Benedictine monks and nuns prayed and worked (ora