Location Vrlika Denomination Roman Catholic Completed 1898 Status Parish church | Country Croatia Functional status Active Opened 1898 Groundbreaking 1876 | |
Dedicated 1898; 119 years ago (1898) Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska Similar Krk Bridge, Maslenica Bridge, Franjo Tuđman Bridge, Krka Bridge | ||
The Church of Our Lady of Rosary (Croatian: Crkva Gospe od Ružarija) is a Roman Catholic church in Vrlika, Croatia. It is located in the center of town.
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Description
The church has marble altar with picture of Lady with Jesus in arms. The picture was probably procured in the 18th century in Venice by Filip Grabovac.
It has few statues: statue of Saints Peter and Paul, statue of Saint Anthony, statue of Saint Anne and statue of Sacred Heart.
History
The church was built from 1876 till 1898, when it was dedicated.
During the Croatian War of Independence, statues of Saints Peter and Paul were damaged, because Serbs obtruncate heads.
References
Church of Our Lady of Rosary, Vrlika Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA