VINODOL CHURCHES DEDICATED TO MARY
Our Lady’s Visitation to Saint Elizabeth, Tribalj
The Church of the Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint
Elizabeth has been the Tribalj parish church since 1804. Its
existence is founded on the legend of the Chapel of the Mother of
God, which who only expressed their greater respect for Our Lady.
Old Croatian graves have been found (9th century) in the church
courtyard; while in the nearby village of Stranča, the old Croatian
necropolis is significant, the “baptismal certificate of the Croats”
(8th-9th centuries). The church is decorated with an altar that
dates back to Tyrolean workshops. The main celebration is the
Visitation (today celebrated on 2 July according to the old calendar),
which the Tribalj locals call Jelisaftina (Elizabeth’s Day).
Info tel: 051/ 798 196, 248 730
Our Lady of the Snow, Belgrad, Vinodol
The white Church of Our Lady of the Snow (17th century) is situated
under vertical cliffs, on a plateau where the expanse spreads to
Vinodol and the Vinodol Channel. This church is worth visiting,
especially on the feast day of the same name (5 August). The
valuable items kept here - the Glagolithic tablet (7th century), the
main altar locker over which the altar backdrop of the Mother of God
of the Snow was placed with the use of a special mechanism, and the
gravestones (one depicting the Queen of Death) are all part of the
features of the Vinodol cultural heritage.
Info tel: 051/ 798 196, 248 730
Our Lady of Port, Bakar
The Church of the Assumption of Mary, or Holy Mary of Port (15th
century), was renovated and expanded over several centuries. Its
history includes important names such as the Krbava Bishop Vitus (in
1431 he blessed the main and four other altars), Croatian Ban Petar
Zrinski (assisted in the renovation of the church); the church was
enriched with votive paintings of ships in trouble. The wooden
statue of the Mother of God of Sorrows is of particular importance.
The statue stands on the main altar and is covered by a painting of
the Assumption of Mary. The statue is uncovered on the feast of Our
Lady of Sorrows (15 September). A celebration is also held on the
Feast of the Assumption (15 August). In the Bakar port, there is the
single nave, stone Church of the Assumption of Mary (renovated in
the 18th century).
Info tel: 051/ 761 150, 761 411
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Krasica and Ledenice
This is a pilgrimage site on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
(16 July).
Info tel: 051/ 766 165, 244 205
