Sacred places in Croatia: temples, churches, shrines and mosques

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Catholicism · Thành phố Zagreb · 1094 (lập giáo phận), thánh hiến năm 1217, dựng lại từ 1263, trùng tu theo lối Tân Gothic từ sau năm 1880 tới 1902Zagreb CathedralKatedrala Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije i svetih Stjepana i Ladislava, Zagrebačka katedrala (Croatian), Zagreb Cathedral, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (English), Nhà thờ chính tòa Đức Mẹ Lên Trời Zagreb

The mother church of the Archdiocese of Zagreb on Kaptol Hill, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Stephen and Ladislaus. Linked to the diocese founded in 1094, the first cathedral was consecrated in 1217, rebuilt in Gothic style from the 13th century, and restored in Neo-Gothic style by Hermann Bollé after the 1880 earthquake, completed in 1902. Its twin spires stood about 105 to 108 meters tall before the 2020 earthquake.

Protected Cultural Good of Croatia (Kulturno dobro Republike Hrvatske, ref. Z-202)Kaptol 31, 10000 Zagreb

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Catholicism · Krapina-Zagorje County (Hrvatsko Zagorje) · Pho tượng gỗ Đức Mẹ được tạc cuối thế kỷ 15 tại đồi Vinski Vrh; được đem giấu vào hốc tường nhà thờ Marija Bistrica năm 1545 và xây bít lại năm 1654 trước hiểm họa chiến tranh Ottoman; tìm lại kỳ diệu ngày 15 tháng 7 năm 1684; Nghị viện Croatia dâng bàn thờ chính năm 1715; mở rộng theo phong cách Tân Phục Hưng từ năm 1879 tới 1882 bởi kiến trúc sư Hermann Bolle; Giáo hoàng Gioan Phaolô II cử hành lễ phong chân phước Hồng y Alojzije Stepinac tại đây ngày 3 tháng 10 năm 1998Basilica of Our Lady of Bistrica, Marija BistricaHrvatsko nacionalno svetiste Majke Bozje Bistricke, Bazilika Majke Bozje Bistricke, National Shrine of Our Lady of Marija Bistrica, Shrine of the Black Madonna of Bistrica

Croatia's National Marian Shrine situated in the rolling hills of Hrvatsko Zagorje on the northern slopes of Mount Medvednica, enshrining a late fifteenth-century Black Madonna wooden statue that was twice walled up inside the parish church to save it from Ottoman invasions before being miraculously rediscovered on July 15, 1684, renowned for its Neo-Renaissance basilica and arcaded pilgrim cloister designed by Hermann Bolle between 1879 and 1882 and its open-air Calvary hillside where Pope John Paul II beatified Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac on October 3, 1998.

National Marian Shrine of Croatia (proclaimed by the Bishops' Conference on December 3, 1971), Papal Minor Basilica (elevated by Pope Pius XI on December 4, 1923), and Protected Cultural Heritage Complex of the Republic of Croatia (Registry No. Z-2361)Trg pape Ivana Pavla II 32, 49246 Marija Bistrica, Krapina-Zagorje County, Republic of Croatia

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Orthodox Christianity · City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb) · Khởi nguồn trên nền nhà thờ Công giáo Thánh nữ Margareta nhắc đến từ năm 1334 và nhượng lại cho cộng đồng Chính thống giáo năm 1794; xây dựng nhà thờ mới năm 1865 tới 1866 theo đồ án của kiến trúc sư Franjo Klein (thánh hiến ngày 21 tháng 10 năm 1866); cải tạo toàn diện mặt tiền và nội thất từ năm 1883 tới 1914 bởi kiến trúc sư Hermann Bolle cùng họa sĩ Epaminondas Buchevsky; đại trùng tu năm 2005 tới 2007 và phục hồi sau trận động đất Zagreb tháng 3 năm 2020Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord, ZagrebSaborna crkva Preobrazenja Gospodnjeg u Zagrebu, Katedrala Preobrazenja Gospodnjeg, Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Zagreb, Church of the Transfiguration on Flower Square

The metropolitan cathedral of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Zagreb and Ljubljana standing on Zagreb's vibrant Flower Square (Cvjetni trg / Petar Preradovic Square) in the Lower Town, constructed between 1865 and 1866 by architect Franjo Klein on the medieval site of St. Margaret's Church and remodeled in Neo-Byzantine and Viennese Historicist style by Hermann Bolle from 1883 onward, celebrated for its wrought-iron iconostasis with icons painted by Epaminondas Buchevsky and its comprehensive contemporary fresco cycle by Russian master Nikolay Mukhin.

Metropolitan Cathedral of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana, and Protected Cultural Monument of the Republic of Croatia (Registry No. Z-189)Trg Petra Preradovica 7 (Cvjetni trg), Donji Grad District, 10000 Zagreb, Republic of Croatia

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Catholicism · Istria County (Istarska zupanija) · Khởi nguồn từ nhà nguyện tại gia thế kỷ 4 (Oratorium Maurianum) và nhà thờ tiền nhiệm thế kỷ 5; xây dựng quần thể Vương cung thánh đường Byzantine hiện tại từ khoảng năm 543 tới 553 Công nguyên dưới thời Giám mục Euphrasius dưới triều Hoàng đế Justinian I; dựng lọng che bàn thờ đá cẩm thạch (ciborium) năm 1277 thời Giám mục Otto và tháp chuông thế kỷ 16; ghi danh Di sản Thế giới UNESCO năm 1997Euphrasian Basilica in PorečEufrazijeva bazilika u Porecu, Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Porec, Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary in Porec

One of the best-preserved early Christian and sixth-century Byzantine architectural ensembles in the Mediterranean basin, situated on the ancient Adriatic peninsula of Porec (Roman Parentium) in Istria, erected around 553 CE by Bishop Euphrasius during the reign of Emperor Justinian I as a complete episcopal complex comprising a triple-naved basilica, colonnaded atrium, octagonal baptistery, memorial trefoil chapel, and sixth-century bishop's palace, world-famous for its glittering gold-glass, mother-of-pearl, and semi-precious stone apse mosaics and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Porec, inscribed in 1997, Ref. 809), Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Porec and Pula, and Papal Minor Basilica (1991)Ulica Eufrazijeva 22, Old Town, 52440 Porec, Istria County, Republic of Croatia

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Catholicism · Sibenik-Knin County (Dalmatia) · Khởi công ngày 9 tháng 4 năm 1431 và xây dựng liên tục suốt hơn một thế kỷ hoàn toàn bằng đá vôi mà không dùng gạch hay dầm gỗ: giai đoạn Gothic Venice (1431 tới 1441), giai đoạn chuyển tiếp Gothic sang Phục Hưng dưới sự chỉ huy của đại danh sư Juraj Dalmatinac (1441 tới 1473), và giai đoạn Phục Hưng thuần khiết của Nikola Firentinac (1475 tới 1505); hoàn tất năm 1536 và thánh hiến năm 1555; phục chế mái vòm bị pháo kích năm 1991 và ghi danh UNESCO năm 2000Cathedral of St. James in ŠibenikKatedrala svetog Jakova u Sibeniku, Bazilika sv. Jakova, Cathedral Basilica of Saint James in Sibenik, UNESCO World Heritage Cathedral of Sibenik

A supreme architectural masterpiece of the transition from Gothic to Renaissance along the Dalmatian Adriatic coast (inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000), constructed between 1431 and 1536 under master builders Juraj Dalmatinac (Giorgio da Sebenico) and Nikola Firentinac (Niccolo di Giovanni Fiorentino) entirely from interlocking slabs of limestone from the islands of Brac, Korcula, Rab, and Krk without a single brick or wooden beam, celebrated for its exterior frieze of 71 sculpted human portrait heads, its lace-like baptistery, and its barrel-vaulted stone roof and octagonal dome.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (The Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik, inscribed in 2000, Ref. 963), Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibenik, and Papal Minor Basilica (proclaimed by Pope Leo XIII in 1895)Trg Republike Hrvatske 1, Old Town, 22000 Sibenik, Sibenik-Knin County, Republic of Croatia

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24/10/2026Completed three major initiatives on the same day: (1) Verified primary international sources and published the remaining 199 full English editions across 192 countries and territories, officially completing Stage D with 100% bilingual Vietnamese and English coverage across the entire library. (2) Visually verified and published 35 openly licensed Wikimedia Commons photographs for 22 sites in Vietnam and 13 international sanctuaries. (3) Authored 100 new bilingual sacred place monographs with real photographs for Stage C across 25 countries and territories (South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Canada and Mexico), expanding each from 1 to 5 places and bringing the library to 761 sacred places.
29/09/2026Officially opened the doors of Hall of Myriad Paths to readers worldwide as a living spiritual library that grows every day. On the same day, authored 60 new Stage A sacred place monographs across 60 countries in the Nordic and Baltic regions, the Balkans, the Gulf, Central Asia, European microstates, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean (including Roskilde Cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja, the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Ostrog Monastery, Malé Friday Mosque, Sulayman-Too, Old Orhei, the Temple in the Sea and Ambohimanga), while verifying and publishing 59 openly licensed photographs for the second and third batches.

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