KRK

Ve} vi{e od dva milenija odvija se `ivot u ovomu
gradu gotovo na istim trgovima i ulicama me|u
tragovima rasko{i i sjaja rimske civilizacije do prvih
spomenika hrvatske pismenosti kakav je Kr~ki natpis,
uklesan u kamen glagoljskim pismom u 11. stolje}u, a
danas izlo`en na stubi{tu ku}e br. 11 u ulici Dr.
Dinka Vitezi}a. Ako {etaju}i gradom prolazite kraj ove
zgrade zavirite na stubi{te i pogledajte Kr~ki natpis
na kojem starim oblikom glagoljskog pisma, takozvanom
oblom glagoljicom pi{e: SE ZIDA MAJ OPAT I
RADONJA, RUGOTA, DOBROSLAV. [to je to u 11.
stolje}u sa svojom bra}om redovnicima zidao opat Maj
mi danas pouzdano ne znamo. Mo`da neku ku}u,
kapelu, crkvu ili samostan? Samostan sv. Lovre ili
mo`da onaj u kojem su se u 11 stolje}u protiv pritisaka
latinske crkve pobunili glagolja{i koji su,
predvo|eni opatom Potepom, svrgnuli kr~kog
latina{kog biskupa, te na njegovo mjesto postavili
glagolja{a Zdedu ili Sedeha kako nam je to opisao
splitski histori~ar i politi~ar Toma Arhi|akon. Iako
nije zapisao {to je to zidao, opat Maj ostavio nam je
va`no svjedo~enje o tome da su u gradu Krku u 11.
stolje}u uz latinsko sve}enstvo djelovali i glagolja{i
koji su potjecali iz samoga naroda, `ivjeli s njim, misili
i vr{ili crkvene obrede na narodnomu jeziku, pisali
glagoljskim pismom i naj~e{}e dijelili svakodnevnu
sudbinu obi~noga puka. Nanese li vas put slu~ajno u
Ribarsku ulicu do ku}e obitelji Vasili}, zamolite
doma}ina da vam u konobi podigne linoleum s poda.
Sigurno }ete ostati ugodno iznena|eni kada se pred
va{im o~ima uka`e veli~anstveni rimski mozaik Posejdonovog
sina Tritona. @elite li jo{ ugodnih
iznena|enja koja }e zadovoljiti va{ kulturni interes
tada posjetite sakralni muzej u crkvi Sv. Kvirina,
za{titnika grada Krka i Kr~ke biskupije. Brojna iznena|enja
ponuditi }e vam i mnogobrojni sakralni objekti
- crkve, samostani, kapelice, biskupski dvor. U
njima se ~uva vrijedno religiozno i kulturno blago
samozatajnih i poznatih majstora s jedne i druge
obale Jadrana. Najve}a vrijednost grada Krka bez
sumnje je Kr~ka katedrala izgra|ena na ostacima
rimskih termi jo{ u 5. stolje}u. Otad u Krku vjerojatno
stoluje i biskup kojega pisani trag prvi put spominje
680. godine. Naime, kr{}anstvo je u grad stiglo veoma
rano, o ~emu govore i nadgrobni natpisi. Tu su sa~uvani
slojevi vremena u kamenu.
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The harmonious relationship between man and the
rock has created this noble edifice, a marvelous work
of composure, piece of mind and exaltation. This is
where man has given shape and harmony, content and
life to rough and raw rock. The rock and the centuries
speak today and many can hear their voice.
For more than two millennia life has gone on in
this town in almost the same squares and streets
amid traces of opulence and splendor of the Roman
civilization and the first monuments of Croatian literacy
such as the Krk Inscription carved into the stone
in Glagolitic alphabet in the 11 th century, and today
displayed on the staircase of house no. 11 in Dr. Dinka
Vitezi}a Street. Should you pass by this building while
taking a stroll in the town, take a peak in the staircase
and have a look of the Krk Inscription on which
in old Glagolitic, the so-called round Glagolitic, it is
written: SE ZIDA MAJ OPAT I RADONJA, RUGOTA,
DOBROSLAV [“Built by Maj the friar and Radonja,
Rugota, Dobroslav”]. What was it that Friar Maj had
built in the 11 th century with his fellow monks, we
know not for sure today. Perhaps a house, a chapel, or
a monastery? The monastery of St. Laurel or perhaps
the one in which the followers of the Glagolitic rebelled
against the pressures of the Latin church in the 11 th
century and, led by Friar Potep, deposed the Latin language
bishop of Krk and placed in his place the
Glagolitic Zdeda or Sedeh, as it was described to us by
the Split historian and politician, Thomas the
Archdeacon. Although he didn’t record what he was
building, Friar Maj had left an important testimony
of the fact that in the 11 th century in the town of Krk,
working along with the Latin-language clergy were
also the Glagolitic priests stemming from the people
with whom they lived, thought and carried out the
religious rites in the vernacular, wrote in the
Glagolitic and most often shared the everyday fate of
the simple people. Should you, by chance, venture into
Ribarska Street to the Vasili} house, ask the host to
lift the linoleum covering on the floor in the wine cellar.
You will certainly be pleasantly surprised as the
magnificent Roman mosaic of Triton, the son of Poseidon,
will appear in front of you. If you are in the mood
for more pleasant surprises which will satisfy your
interest in culture, then visit the sacral museum in the
church of St. Quirinus, the patron saint of the town of
Krk and the Krk Diocese. Numerous sacral buildings,
churches, monasteries, chapels and the bishop’s palace
have in store many surprises for the visitors. They
safeguard valuable religious and cultural treasures by
the famous masters from both shores of the Adriatic.
The greatest treasure of the town of Krk is undoubtedly
the cathedral built on the remnants of the Roman
thermae as early as the 5 th century.Probably from
that time dates the presence of the bishop who was
first mentioned in written records in 680. Christianity
arrived in this town very early, as told by tombstone
inscriptions. These are the layers of time preserved in
the stone.
Kr~ki natpis iz 11. stolje}a
A Krk inscription from the 11 th century
Krk u zoru
Krk at dawn