Slovene Franciscans in the Croatian Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius with Special Emphasis on the Monastery and Sanctuary of Trsat

Abstract

The contribution presents the life and work of Franciscans who were born in the present-day Slovene territory and spent their life, or at least a part of it, in monasteries of the croatian Province of saints Cyril and Methodius. the paper introduces individuals, working in the croatian Province of saints Cyril and Methodius, on whom we have bibliographical data. Special emphasis has been placed on the life and work of Franciscans active in the our Lady of Trsat sanctuary. Their reasons for arriving at Trsat were of various nature; they differed from an individual to an individual. Each individual stated below played a significant role in the development of the Monastery and the sanctuary of Trsat but also in the history of the Croatian Franciscan Province of saints Cyril and Methodius.