Cerkveni patronat in odvetništvo na primeru Studenic: : med častjo in bremenom

slovenian

2026

volume 97, issue 1

church history   ecclesiastical advocacy   ecclesiastical patronage   local history

Zgodovinsko društvo v Mariboru
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

The article examines how the Dominican convent in Studenice, and later the Studenice landed estate, exercised ecclesiastical patronage and, to a lesser extent, lower advocacy over the parishes under its patronage. The Studenice convent acquired its patronage rights through incorporation. In 1245, the Patriarch of Aquileia incorporated the ancient parish of Slivnica into the convent. Consequently, the convent acquired patronage rights over all parishes and vicariates established within the territory of the ancient parish of Slivnica. Following the dissolution of the convent, the patronage passed to the Styrian Religious Fund and subsequently to the owners of the Studenice landed estate. Over the centuries, patronage was manifested primarily in the patron’s right to nominate or present a new priest to the local bishop or ordinary for confirmation. The manner in which patronage was exercised was shaped over the centuries by both ecclesiastical and secular legislation. Patronage also entailed duties, particularly financial obligations relating to the renovation of parish buildings and buildings belonging to benefices. Because of these financial burdens, the Magdalene sisters (the Order of St Mary Magdalene), who took over and purchased the convent complex and its associated estate in 1885 and 1886, arranged for the patronage rights to be redeemed or relinquished in the 1920s and 1930s.

06.10.2026