Naslov
Vel certe insularum Dalmatiae - Late Antique Monasticism in the Roman Province of Dalmatia

Autori
Perković, Filip

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, stručni

Skup
Le monachisme insulaire du IVe à la fin du XIe siècle

Mjesto i datum
Osor, Hrvatska, 24.05.2012. - 27.05.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
monasticism, monk, Dalmatia, late antiquity

Sažetak
The beginnings of the monastic movement in the Roman province of Dalmatia are witnessed in literary sources, such as the Epistle of St. Jerome, as they are rooted in tradition, such as the legend of hermit Marinus of Rab. What all sources suggest, is the fact that monasticism came to Dalmatia in the 4th century and has become an essential part of church life of the province. Although due to objective circumstances and the relatively low archaeological exploration of late antique monastic sites it is difficult to fully determine the topography and lifestyle of the first monastic community in Dalmatia, on the basis of available data, we can conclude that eremitic and coenobitic monasticism developed in this region. The development is, it seems, more present at first coastal areas, while later spreading into the interior. The geographical and geopolitical position of Dalmatia, especially during the fall of the Western Roman Empire, led to the modification of various monastic traditions, and therefore it seems proper to assume that in the first centuries Eastern monastic tradition was dominant, while the stronger influence of Western monasticism appears after the arrival of the Benedictines in this region in early Middle Ages. However, the answers to these and other problems encountered in the study of monasticism in Dalmatia, often remain in the sphere of speculation, and for appropriate answers we will need even greater body of archaeological evidence to shed new light on what we know so far.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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