| Gučogorska church was built in 1856th-57. year. The construction of churches and monasteries led the first Ante Ciciliani from Trogir, then it was later replaced by Matthias Lovrinović local craftsman. Year 1889. the church was purchased new organ, which compensate for the existing older. New organ (6 registers) is a company created in Kranjska Zupan Brothers. In the 1894th the church was partially demolished and built a new project by J. Vancaš. A new church in neo-Romanesque style, with two bell towers, unlike the old which had one. In the 1896th The church interior was painted by Marco Antonini. For the church has five altars and acquired from the workshop of F. Stuflessera from Tyrol. Godine 1900. purchased a bell weighing 741 kg, which was requisitioned the First World War. Today the church has three bells.
In 1990. are installed in the church organ (12 registers), which are a gift to the parish of German Neuffen, and were built between the wars. Were restored in Zagreb. Unfortunately, organs are destroyed in the recent war.
The monastery and the church had a tragic fate. In February 1945. , during the last battle, partisans set fire to two houses. The fire consumed everything in the monastery of any value, is primarily an archive and library, as well as the rich legacy of Fr Marijan Sunjic. Destroyed a number of works of art, ecclesiastical vestments, altar, organ. "Ignorance of the role of the Franciscans was only part of this general ignorance, increased herostratski-primitive attitude towards Catholic-Franciscan-Croatian tradition as a 'clerical-enemy." Unnecessary, incomprehensible destruction of monasteries and libraries gučogorskog the 1945th year contains all the terrible symbolism of this relationship , the symbolism of fire Alexandrian library! Such an act can not be interpreted, much less justify, by any revolucionarnošću. It was simply barbaric gesture-one archaic tribal mentality - a gesture of hatred and revenge "(John Lovrenović, light words, 1989. no. 88-89).
Shortly after the fire began to prepare for reconstruction. The church was placed under the roof of the 1946th year. This year is the beginning of its restoration, which lasted until recent times. The new monastery was built on the foundations of one wing of the old 1957th-59. year. |