New Contributions to the History of Construction of the Church of St Mary in Kloštar Ivanić during the Middle Ages

Uz biskupsko naselje Ivanić koje se u pisanoj povijesti prvi put pojavljuje 1246. u povelji biskupa Stjepana II., spominje se i crkva sv. Marije koju je on izgradio i u nju doveo redovnice. Parametri za dataciju kao i potencijalne graditeljske faze crkve sv. Marije koja je tijekom srednjovjekovlja imala ulogu samostanske ali i župne crkve naselja Ivanić, utvrđuju se formalno-stilskom i komparativnom analizom objekta. U istraživanju su dodatno korišteni i objavljeni pisani povijesni izvori, ponajviše Diplomatički zbornik Kraljevine Hrvatske, Dalmacije i Slavonije.Besides the episcopal settlement of Ivanec, first documented in 1246, the charter of Bishop Stephen II mentions the church of St Mary built by the same bishop, also responsible for the arrival of nuns. The criteria for dating and determining the possible building phases of the church of St Mary, used both as monastic and parish church of Ivanec, have been determined by means of formal, stylistic and comparative analysis. The present-day Baroque-Classicist church of St Mary is situated on an oval plateau in the southwestern part of Kloštar Ivanić. It is oriented with the presbytery towards the east and the main façade facing west, with a belfry placed against the middle of the northern aisle wall. The church was built entirely in brick, with medieval parts featuring the so-called “Gothic bonding”. The original walls of the nave, probably including the small window on the southern wall and the lower part of the belfry connected to the northern aisle wall, can be dated to the 14th century at the latest. Although there are elements that suggest earlier dating, more precise dating will be possible only after further archaeological and conservation research. The discovery of larger window openings on the southern nave wall and different brickwork above the third floor level of the belfry indicate the existence of another medieval building phase attributable to the second half of the 15th century, which included heightening of the belfry and the implementation of new, larger window openings in the original structure of the southern nave wall