Marino of Dulcigno

Marino of Dulcigno (Albanian: Marin Ulqinaku) (Latin: Marino da Dulcigno or Marinus II de Dultuno) (died 1420) was an Albanian archbishop originating from Ulcinj who served in Bar (Tivar) between 22 December 1395 and 1420. As a bishop, he had appeals presented to him from Nicolo Langadoti of Candi. As early as 16 January 1380, diplomatic engagement of Marino and Bosnian rulers was noted by the Dubrovnik Council of Prayers. Marino was sent by the council to Ulcinj and recommending Dubrovnik, addressed the issue of an armed and equipped Genoese brigand watching the ”Prayer of Venice” of Ulcinj, which had been seized by the locals during hostilities with Venice. Marino returned to Dubrovnik where he served as the deputy of Đurađ II Balšić. In the 1390s, when Marino was a monk, he had a dispute with the Slavs of Ragusa.

To acquire citizenship in Dubrovnik, Marino had to fulfill certain conditions, which he did. On 25 May 1387, he sold his home to the brothers Vallius and Mark Blazov of Ulcinj for 50 ducats, promising to give him a notarial ticket. On 8 November 1387, Marino was present in Dubrovnik when the artist and craftsman Marin Bogojev, with the permission of the Archbishop of Lokrum, the Vicar of the Archbishop of Dubrovnik, undertook to surrender an object, possibly a script. Marino is reported to have paid 23 gold ducats to Friar Petri Gisle, of Baranian origin, possibly as a testament and repentance of sins. In 1391, the Archbishop of Uskopie in Dubrovnik reported that he was unable to act against Marino after he was accused by the council of having led a secret correspondence with a Bosnian king. The reason was that there was no basis in canon law. On 24 February 1392, Marino stayed in the village of Uskoplje in Konavle, accused by the council of Dubrovnik for having accepted a visit from a Bosnian king, which was forbidden for a citizen of Dubrovnik. The council stated that such practices meant a risk and as a result, Marino had to leave the city on 12 August 1392. The small council, under the authority of the Grand Council, had to react sharply against the supporters of Marino as they received letters demanding his release. Marino met with Lord Zeta and other Slovene leaders which led to his ban being lifted. To get support, Marino needed Đurađ II Balšić in Ulcinj, and the lord asked the council on 10 August 1395, to allow Marino to come home through Dubrovnik without entering the city. To preserve the friendship of Đurađ II Balšić and his trade interests in Zeta, the Dubrovnik people granted Đurađ's request, enabling Marino to return to Ulcinj. On 10 November 1395, he was already the canon of the cathedral. The next month he was appointed as the archbishop of Bar. Marino is mentioned as archbishop in a Vatican source dating from 1396 while uncertain, referring to his Ulcinjian origin. In April 1402, Sandalj Hranić’s troops attacked a Dubrovnik ship of which Marino and another Ulcinj local was passenger on, on their way from Venice. Marino was validated by the Papacy on 7 July 1405. He died in 1420.