The knights of Vrana

They have been spreading the glory of Christianity and Croatian patriotism from 11th century.

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History of knights

They have been defending faithfulness in the home, honesty, honor, truthfulness and righteousness...

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Symbols

The coat of arms of the knights of Vrana, represents the main importance of the Vrana region and the knights themselves.

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The knights of Vrana

Over the centuries, the knights of Vrana have herited nobility, humility, love, fairness and kindness towards neighbor. They lean on the Knights Templar of the 12th century, as well a on the Knights Hospitallers of the 13th and 14th century. With various activities, they wanted to draw attention to the powerful and important position of Vrana in the Middle Ages, which at that time represented a royal city - guardian of the royal crown, papal possession and the embassy and the residence of the Croatian Bans.

Days of the knights of Vrana

From the dense weave of history, from the dark partitions of time, images like those of the dreams emerge: Templars, Hospitallers, Turkish pashas, papal messengers, prios of Vrana…

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Place of Vrana and Templars

Vrana and its significance for the history of medieval Croatia were soon connected with three religious communities: the Benedictines, Templars and Hospitallers. The arrival of these three ranks to the place of Vrana and their cultural and political influence were conditioned by the current situation in Croatia and the papal policy.

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History of the region

In the tumultuous past from the beginning of the XI century, Vrana was a crown property (bona coronalia), after that in the possession of the Benedictines, Templars and Hospitallers, until it was conquered by the Turks at the beginning of the 16th century.

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The legal code for serfs in Vrana

That all the vineyards and olives and other fruit trees planted by the said serfs can be sold or donated according to their needs and left for their soul, provided that each serf is obliged to plant one hundred slips of olive trees within four years...