The Vow of Ivan Crnojevic to the Virgin Mary in Loreto Under the Shadow of the Ottoman Conquest
Abstract
This paper looks at the circumstances in which Ivan Crnojević, a fifteenth-century ruler of Zeta (historic region in present-day Montenegro), made a vow to the Virgin in a famous pilgrimage shrine, the Santa Casa in Loreto (Italy), where he was in exile fleeing another Ottoman offensive. The focus of the paper is on a few issues which need to be re-examined in order to understand Ivan’s vow against a broader background. His act is analyzed in the context of the symbolic role that the Virgin of Loreto played as a powerful antiturca protectress. On the other hand, much attention is paid to the institutional organization of Slavs (Schiavoni) who found refuge in Loreto and nearby towns, which may serve as a basis for a more comprehensive understanding of the process of religious and social adjustment of Orthodox Slav refugees to their new Catholic environment.
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Ivan Crnojević / Cetinje / Zeta / Santa Casa in Loreto / confraternities / SchiavoniSource:
Balcanica, 2017, XLVIII, 19-32Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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Балканолошки институт САНУ / Institute for Balkan Studies SASATY - JOUR PY - 2017 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/5314 AB - This paper looks at the circumstances in which Ivan Crnojević, a fifteenth-century ruler of Zeta (historic region in present-day Montenegro), made a vow to the Virgin in a famous pilgrimage shrine, the Santa Casa in Loreto (Italy), where he was in exile fleeing another Ottoman offensive. The focus of the paper is on a few issues which need to be re-examined in order to understand Ivan’s vow against a broader background. His act is analyzed in the context of the symbolic role that the Virgin of Loreto played as a powerful antiturca protectress. On the other hand, much attention is paid to the institutional organization of Slavs (Schiavoni) who found refuge in Loreto and nearby towns, which may serve as a basis for a more comprehensive understanding of the process of religious and social adjustment of Orthodox Slav refugees to their new Catholic environment. PB - Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts T2 - Balcanica T1 - The Vow of Ivan Crnojevic to the Virgin Mary in Loreto Under the Shadow of the Ottoman Conquest SP - 19 EP - 32 IS - XLVIII DO - 10.2298/BALC1748019Z UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_5314 ER -
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(2017). The Vow of Ivan Crnojevic to the Virgin Mary in Loreto Under the Shadow of the Ottoman Conquest. in Balcanica Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.(XLVIII), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1748019Z https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_5314
The Vow of Ivan Crnojevic to the Virgin Mary in Loreto Under the Shadow of the Ottoman Conquest. in Balcanica. 2017;(XLVIII):19-32. doi:10.2298/BALC1748019Z https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_5314 .
"The Vow of Ivan Crnojevic to the Virgin Mary in Loreto Under the Shadow of the Ottoman Conquest" in Balcanica, no. XLVIII (2017):19-32, https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1748019Z ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_5314 .