An Assumed Dedication of the Medieval Franciscan Monastery in Belgrade to the Assumption of Mary

Abstract

This paper hypothesizes that medieval Franciscan monastery in Belgrade had been dedicated to the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. Due to a lack of the original written sources on the topic, the hypothesis is being based on the historical arguments from latter periods that give the indirect validation. Another point never previously argued, but that might speak in favor of such a hypothesis, could be the specific position of the Franciscan monastery within the sacral topography of Medieval Belgrade, which will be the focal point of this paper.