Church of Croatian Martyrs, Čavoglave explained

Church of Croatian Martyrs
Native Name:Crkva hrvatskih mučenika
Native Name Lang:hr
Coordinates:43.7839°N 16.3369°W
Location:Čavoglave
Country:Croatia
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Dedication:Croatian Martyrs
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Gorana Banić and Emil Šverko
Groundbreaking:2004
Spire Quantity:1
Bells:3
Parish:Parish of Saint Elijah, Kljaci
Diocese:Diocese of Šibenik

The Church of Croatian Martyrs (Croatian: Crkva hrvatskih mučenika) is a Roman Catholic church in Čavoglave, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. The church was designed by Gorana Banić and Emil Šverko (between 2003 and 2007).

History

The cornerstone for the church was laid in 2004 by Ante Ivas, Bishop of Šibenik. Croatian singer Marko Perković, who was born in Čavoglave, aided with funding of the construction of the church. It was completed in 2010. On 9 October of the same year, the church bells were blessed by Ivas. The church has three bells, which were cast in workshop "Grass Mayer" in Innsbruck.

The first bell, weighing 450 kilos, is dedicated to Aloysius Stepinac. The second bell, weighing 250 kilos, is dedicated to St. Elijah. The third bell, weighing 130 kilos, is dedicated to St. Michael and St. Benedict.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blagoslovljena zvona crkve Hrvatskih mučenika u Čavoglavama. radiodrnis.hr. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818102923/http://www.radiodrnis.hr/jm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=459:blagoslovljena-zvona-crkve-hrvatskih-muenika-u-avoglavama. 18 August 2016. dead.