PAULINE MONASTERY IN ？ENKOVEC AND COUNTS ZRINSKI

Sa？etak Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary and All Saints, together with monastery of St. Helen in ？enkovec near ？akovec, was burial place of many members of Zrinski family during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and this was the period when this family ruled region of Me？imurje. Zrinski family played major role in defense system against Ottomans’ raids, and thus their contribution regarding protection of Me？imurje and its broader region was crucial. Author of this article, on the basis of a few preserved material sources, describes contemporary historical circumstances and relations between Pauline monastery in ？akovec and Zrinski family in the period between 1546 and 1691