Kapucini u Osijeku: Gradivo iz bečkog kapucinskog samostana: 1702.-1919.
Archival documents preserved in Vienna trace Osijek’s Capuchins from 1702 to 1919, exploring friary life, church construction and the community’s place in the city’s history.
Kapucini u Osijeku: gradivo iz bečkog kapucinskog samostana: 1702.–1919., compiled and edited by Stjepan Sršan, presents original documents covering more than two centuries of Capuchin life in Osijek. The records preserved in Vienna are particularly valuable because much of the friary’s local documentation has been lost.
Until 1920, the Osijek community belonged to a Capuchin province based in Vienna, exchanging annual reports and other papers with its administration. This correspondence provides evidence of institutional life and the friars’ activities in Osijek and Slavonia. The documents retain their original languages, transcribed into Latin script.
The volume includes a list of guardians, information on church construction and the friary’s artistic heritage, alongside introductory material, summaries and reproductions of selected records. A letter from Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer, dated 1895, expresses his esteem for the Capuchins and their importance to the surrounding area.
A source collection for readers interested in ecclesiastical and local history, the book connects the story of a religious community with Osijek’s wider historical heritage.
One copy is available
