Medieval concerns for soul salvation testamentary bequests to the Franciscan order in Kotor (Cattaro) 1326-1337 | Zendy

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Medieval concerns for soul salvation testamentary bequests to the Franciscan order in Kotor (Cattaro) 1326-1337

Author(s) -

Valentina Živković

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

balcanica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2406-0801

pISSN - 0350-7653

DOI - 10.2298/balc1243067z

Subject(s) - testamentary trust , soul , order (exchange) , theology , philosophy , law , political science , business , finance

Analysis of the testamentary bequests that Kotor citizens made to the Franciscans ad pias causas between 1326 and 1337 shows that the most common type was that of pecuniary bequests for saying masses pro remedio animae. The Franciscan played a prominent role in the shaping of devotional practices of the faithful and acted as their closest helpers through performing commemorative rites for the salvation of the soul after death. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 177003: Medieval heritage of the Balkans: Institutions and culture

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