Bernardin’s Coat of Arms in the Parish Church of Grobnik and the Tombstone of Bishop Kristofor Stojković

Abstract

This paper explored the heraldic and architectural decorative sculpture in the parish church of St Philip and Jacob in Grobnik. Against the backdrop of the church’s dynamic 16th-century reconstructions and additions, a particular layer is associated with Bernardin Frankopan and the expansion of the sanctuary in the parish church with the same titular in Novi Vinodolski. The discussion further extends to the tombstone of Kristofor Stojković, Bishop of Modruš. The author examines the migrations of craftsmen, cultural and other connections within Vinodol, as well as ties to the island of Krk, the Frankopan Modruš, and the broader hinterland. This heritage is interpreted within the cultural landscape of those areas and its functioning during the transitional period from the 1510s to the 1520s, with a particular emphasis on the activities of the Croatian social elites of that era.