Esquisse d'un paysage monastique insulaire dans le nord de l'Adriatique: l'archipel du Kvarner (Croatie)

The authors of the article set as their goal the examination of the complex question of early Monasticism (up to the 11th century) in the Kvarner region, reconsidering the old archaeological data, the unpublished ancient results and the results of new archaeological surveys gathered since 2010 through the specific research program. The first difficulty encountered is that of the actual identification of the archaeological remains as a monastic or hermitic site, given the lack of any written source for most of the sites. We examine here a certain number of religious sites, potentially monastic ones, considering their larger context of implantation, their patron, and/or their vicinity to a byzantine fortress. Other sites of different type are presented equally, through a description of the conditions of their foundation, focusing on the questions of the re-use of previous structures and their place along the maritime routes.