Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Main Hall of the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Split
Zrinsko-frankopanska 19, 21000 Split
9:00 – 9:30 | Ceremonial Opening and Welcome Addresses
9:30 – 11:00 | I. Francis of Assisi and the Foundations of Franciscan Thought
Chairs: Domagoj Volarević (Split) and Josip Vrandečić (Split)
9:30 – 9:50 | Mirjana Matijević Sokol (Zagreb)
I Saw Saint Francis Preaching in the Square (HS, XXVI, 13)
9:50 – 10:10 | Ernesto Dezza (Rome)
Masters of Freedom: The First Franciscan School and the Defense of Human Dignity
10:10 – 10:30 | Daniel Patafta (Zagreb)
Charism and Authority: Saint Francis and the Franciscan Understanding of Papal Primacy
10:30 – 10:50 | Ivan Bodrožić (Split)
Saint Francis as an Example of the Ascent of the Mind to God in Bonaventure’s The Journey of the Mind to God
10:50 – 11:00 | Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 | II. Franciscans in Medieval Society and Culture
Chairs: Trpimir Vedriš (Zagreb) and Anđelko Mihanović (Split)
11:30 – 11:50 | Marko Trogrlić (Split)
Franciscans in the Development of Universities in the Thirteenth Century
11:50 – 12:10 | Sanja Miljan (Zagreb)
Connections between the Dalmatian Patriciate and the Franciscans in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
12:10 – 12:30 | Tomislav Galović (Zagreb)
Spirituality, Culture, Heritage: Four Franciscan Monasteries on the Island of Krk in the Middle Ages
12:30 – 13:00 | Discussion
13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:15 | III. Franciscans between the Mediterranean and the Holy Land
Chairs: Tomislav Galović (Zagreb) and Stipe Nosić (Zadar)
15:00 – 15:20 | Miroslav Modrić (Split)
The Franciscan Province of the Most Holy Redeemer and the Custody of the Holy Land
15:20 – 15:40 | Trpimir Vedriš (Zagreb)
Nicholas Tavelić: A Faithful Disciple of Saint Francis or an Intolerant Proselytizer?
15:40 – 16:00 | Josip Vrandečić (Split)
The Franciscan Province of the Most Holy Redeemer in the Venetian–Ottoman Wars
16:00 – 16:15 | Discussion
16:15 – 16:45 | Coffee Break
16:45 – 18:00 | IV. Art, Liturgy and Franciscan Heritage
Chairs: Sanja Miljan (Zagreb) and Ivan Bodrožić (Split)
16:45 – 17:05 | Stipe Nosić (Zadar)
Franciscan Figures on the Zadar Processional Cross (14th Century)
17:05 – 17:25 | Anđelko Mihanović (Split)
An Art-Historical Analysis of Depictions of Saint Francis of Assisi in Works of Art in the Territory of the Franciscan Province of the Most Holy Redeemer
17:25 – 17:45 | Domagoj Volarević (Split) and Domagoj Runje (Split)
Liturgical Texts for the Feast of Saint Francis in the Split Sacramentary and the Trogir Evangeliary
17:45 – 18:00 | Discussion and Closing of the Conference