Croatian Institute of History

In this article the authors give the transcription of last wills recorded by the Zaratin notary Antonio Calogerà and kept in the State archive in Zadar in the fund entitled Records of Zaratin notaries. In the introductory part the authors present main facts concerning the sources wri en by A. Calogerà during his short work as a Zaratin notary (1768-1772). In the next part of the article the authors examine in details technical, structural, and contextual characteristics of last wills recorded by above mentioned notary. There are altogether 22 last wills wri en by A. Calogerà in the period between 14th of February 1768 and 1st of April 1772. Last wills were wri en in chronological order and bounded in one booklet entitled Protocollo primo de testamenti. In the wills are recorded names of testators as well as names of many other inhabitants of Zadar and its district in that time. The authors analyze professions and social status of persons appearing in these wills such as patricians, citizens (cives), peasants, artisans, doctors of law, military officials, and clerics. The fact that for the entire East Adriatic region in the eighteenth century there is a very small number of published sources causes poor production of historiography works. Therefore the authors underline the necessity for further work on critical edition of source material for above mentioned region. In the last part of the article the authors give transcription of all 22 last wills wri en by A. Calogerà.

During the early modern period, and particularly in the 18th century, many Croats
were present in the highest ranks of the Venetian military navy. The earliest were
those originating from Boka Kotorska (Perast), but this paper explores the activity
of Captain Petar Vicko Petrina (1750-1829) from Lošinj, son of a leading family of
sailors and merchants. The introductory part brings an overview of the previous historical research and offers some general data about the evolution of navy in Lošinj,
as well as about the prominent members of the Petrina family, especially those who
distinguished themselves in sea trade and naval military service under the flag of the
Serenissima. The central part is dedicated to an analysis of the crew structure on the
Venetian warships that Petrina commanded in the late 18th century. These include the
small galley Cibele (1790-1793) and the frigate Pallade (1794-1797), the latter also
being the last warship that bore the flag of St Mark. The structure of the crew included
the following basic groups: 1) officers, midshipmen, and holders of other specialized
functions on the ship (Uffiziali e Titolati); 2) first-class sailors (Marineri prima classe);
3) second-class sailors (Marineri seconda classe); 4) third-class sailors (Marineri terza
classe), and 5) auxiliary sailors (Mozzi). Special attention has been paid to the crew
members originating from the Eastern Adriatic, most probably from the area of Dalmatia and Boka. The annexes contain lists of crews from the warships in question.

During the past centuries, but especially from the fifteenth century up to the eighteenth century, Croatian immigrants’ community in Venice was one of many similar but quite active ethnical groups. An important part of their integration into the Venetian daily life was their religious life, i.e. their relations with the local ecclesiastical institutions and clerics. Authors of this article have examined various connections among immigrants from Croatia, local monastery and church of Madonna dei Servi, especially regarding the Servite Order (Ordo Servorum Marie), which was – besides Franciscans and Dominicans – one of the most prominent ecclesiastical orders in Venice in that time. Major part of the analysis is based on the unpublished sources presently kept in the State Archives of Venice (Archivio di Stato di Venezia); predominantly notarial testaments (archival holdings Notarile testamenti). Namely, authors have analyzed approximately 40 last wills from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, which was period of the greatest immigration from the Eastern Adriatic coast to Venice. At the same time, in the exactly same period the monastery and
church of the aforementioned order have reached their peak. Majority of the analyzed testaments were written by female testators, who had come to Venice from Dalmatia, Boka or Bar, and who predominantly lived in Cannaregio – part of Venice where the Servite Order had its quarters. Authors have analyzed testators’ legacies regarding place of burial – especially those connected to the tombs of the Servite Order, together with the instructions related to the habit of the deceased, grants, memorial services in the church of Madonna dei Servi, and other means of connection with the aforementioned order. In the second part of the article, authors have examined activities of Pacifico Bizza (1696 – 1756), who was bishop of Rab, later archbishop of Split, and before that – during the 1730s – was chaplain and rector of the Institute for catechumens in Venice. Moreover, in 1742 Bizza consecrated the altar in the church of the Servite Order. In the final part of the article authors have studied life of nun Anna Maria Marović (1815 – 1887), who originated from Boka. Namely, at the location of Servite’s quarters she has established Instituto Canal ai Servi (Instituto Canal – Marovich), which main task was re-education of women and girls.