Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary and All Saints, together with monastery of St. Helen in Senkovec near Cakovec, 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 Medimurje. Zrinski family played major role in defense system against Ottomans' raids, and thus their contribution regarding protection of Medimurje 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 Cakovec and Zrinski family in the period between 1546 and 1691. KEY WORDS: Senkovec, Cakovec, Zrinski family, Pauline monastery, archeological excavations, renaissance. Samostan Blazene Djevice Marije i svih svetih, odnosno sv. Jelene u Senkovcu kraj Cakovca, bio je mjesto ukopa clanova obitelji Zrinski u 16. i 17. stoljecu kada ta obitelj posjeduje veci dio Medimurja. Zrinski su odigrali veliku ulogu na povijesnoj sceni u vrijeme osmanskih osvajanja te su dali znacajan doprinos obrani Medimurja, ali i sire regije. U clanku se opisuju tadasnje povijesne prilike i donose podatci koji ocrtavaju vezu cakoveckog pavlinskog samostana i obitelji Zrinski u periodu od 1546. do 1691.godine te se daje prikaz relativno skromnih ocuvanih materijalnih ostataka koji o tome svjedoce. KLJUCNE RIJECI: Senkovec, Cakovec, Zrinski, pavlinski samostan, arheoloska istrazivanja, renesansa.