Naslov
Between St. Mark and St. Blaise : Late Medieval and Early Modern Dalmatian Hospitals

Autori
Benyovsky Latin, Irena

Izvornik
Medicina e morale (0025-7834) 14 (2007), 7; 5-37

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Hospitals; Dalmatia; History

Sažetak
This paper is an overview of the history of hospitals in the four largest cities – communes of the East Adriatic Coast – in Venetian Dalmatia and independent Dubrovnik (today’ s Croatia). Hospitals of Venetian Dalmatia and of Dubrovnik were mostly founded in the thirteenth century, but soon their ways parted. And while in many aspects Dalmatian hospitals were similar to the hospitals in Venice (or towns under the rule of the Serenissima), they exhibit features determined by their geographical position and historical development. An entire network of hospitals was variously founded and administered by monastic orders, private benefactors, or the commune. Arguably the most prominent confraternities involved in hospitals in Dalmatia were those of Santo Spirito. The situation in Dubrovnik was different for the government represented by the Treasury which had control over the disposal of charitable trusts. Most Dalmatian hospitals were similar to almshouses and shelters and did not provide medical help. None of the hospital buildings survive, but the sources indicate that they were similar to Italian hospitals, if less opulent (most of the data is preserved in judicial documents, and testaments, and therefore many details remain unknowable).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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