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General information

Name:	St Lawrence's Church [Crkva svetog Lovre]
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Category:	Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Religion:	Catholic
World heritage:	no
Description:	Completed in the 18th century, the church belongs to a monastery founded by Franciscan friars from the island of Visovac (see p.62). The monastery was an important centre of learning, teaching philosophy and theology from 1669. One of its former teachers was Andrija Kaćič-Miošić (1704-1760), the Franciscan friar famous for penning Pleasant Conversation of the Slav People, one of the first popular histories of the Croatian nation.
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Location

Address:	Fra Andrije Kačića Miošića 11
City:	Sibenik
Zip:	22000
Country:	Croatia
Territorial unit:	Šibenik-Knin
Latitude:	43.7358
Longitude:	15.8906
Elevation:	23.71

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Additional information

Accessibility:	Average
Availability:	Scheduled visit
Condition:	Average
Attractiveness:	Medium
Particularity:	Just west of the monastery along Kačićeva and up some steps is the Lourdes Grotto, an artificial cave holding a statue of the Virgin Mary. It was built in imitation of the cave near Lourdes in France where the Virgin is said to have appeared to a local girl in 1858. Mass: June - August 31 19:00, Sun 08:30. September - October 31 18:00, Sun 09:00. November - March 31 17:00, Sun 09:00. April - May 31 18:00, Sun 09:00. The Art Collection of the Franciscan Monastery of St Lawrence, C-2, Fra Andrije Kačića Miošića 11. Open by prior arrangement.
City attractiveness:	International
City services:	Good
Thematic routes:
oip:	Religious tourism,Cultural tourism
Keywords:	Franciscan,painted monastery,Pilgrimage visits