A keszthelyi ferences kolostor alapításának körülményei

The study examines the relations of Keszthely, the Lackfi-family and the local Franciscan church trough the revision of the written sources. It emphasizes, that the monks had appeared in Keszthely at least one decade before the baron family got hold of the village, which means, that the Lackfis weren’t the founders of the cloister, as it’s considered by the local tradition. Analysing the 1368 papal mandate, that arranged the conflict of the local vicar and the Franciscans, it draws attention to the fact, that the monks didn’t have supporters or an own church at those time. Based on these circumstances it queries the consciousness of the foundation and proposes the spontaneous appearance of the Franciscans. It also emphasizes, that the baron family began to support the monks only in the late 14th century, moreover, Stephan II. Lackfi appointed his future burial place deliberately in the Franciscans’ Holy Mary-temple in Keszthely.