{"id":17237,"date":"2014-05-12T01:11:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T23:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/2014\/05\/religious-centre-of-central-dalmatia\/"},"modified":"2014-05-12T01:11:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T23:11:27","slug":"religious-centre-of-central-dalmatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/en\/2014\/05\/religious-centre-of-central-dalmatia\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious centre of Central Dalmatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Mala-Gospa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3587\" src=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Mala-Gospa.jpg\" alt=\"Mala Gospa\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Mala-Gospa.jpg 600w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Mala-Gospa-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Solin, the monument city on the Jadro River. Here, in the ruins of the ancient <a href=\"http:\/\/solin-info.com\/en\/\">Salona<\/a>, the beginnings of Christianity were imprinted. It is the place where numerous martyrs rest, a place that keeps the grave of St Dujam, the most famous Salona\u2019s martyr, patron saint of Split. The very heart of Solin city hides the oldest Marian sanctuary in Croatia, the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Islet (Gospa od otoka). The legend says that around old church of Our Lady of the Islet elm trees used to stand, so people called it also Our Lady of Brist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gospin-otok.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3584\" src=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gospin-otok.jpg\" alt=\"gospin otok\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gospin-otok.jpg 600w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gospin-otok-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gospin-otok-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gospin-otok-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gospin-otok-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Surrounded by the branches of the Jadro River, Our Lady\u2019s Islet (Gospin otok) became the first settlement of Croats in Medieval Age. On the Islet, in the 10<sup>th<\/sup> century, on the place of today\u2019s Church of St. Mary, Our Lady of the Islet (1880), two churches were built by Queen Jelena: Church of Blessed Virgin Mary and Church of St. Stephen. This sanctuary was visited by The Pope John Paul II in 1998. On this occasion he sent the message to Solin people: \u2018Cherish the treasure of faith that the history has entrusted you\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/manastirine.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3588\" src=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/manastirine.jpg\" alt=\"manastirine\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/manastirine.jpg 600w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/manastirine-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next to the parish church dedicated to Virgin Mary, an exceptionally valuable archaeological locality is situated, today completely under the ground. By the sanctuary spreads a decorated lawn, which with its simple horticultural style invites to coexistence of its citizens, where every days children\u2019s echoes can be heard, together with the laughter of the youth and the song of the believers. Thanks to its beautiful horticultural decoration, Our Lady\u2019s Islet was the winner of <em>Blue Flower <\/em>of Croatian Tourist Association in 2011, for the most beautiful and the most decorated park in Coastal Croatia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Gospin-otok4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3585\" src=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Gospin-otok4.jpg\" alt=\"Gospin otok4\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Gospin-otok4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Gospin-otok4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When walking near the Jadro, you will find Our Lady\u2019s Well, which is, according to a legend, therapeutic spring of water. The Well is often visited by the Italian pilgrims, who are especially guided by the recommendation of Paolo Brosi and his book \u2018The Road to Me\u0111ugorje\u2019, where he recommends pilgrims to stop at <a href=\"http:\/\/solin-info.com\/hr\/\">Solin<\/a>, visit the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Islet and drink a glass of water from Our Lady\u2019 Well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GOSPIN-BUNARI\u0106.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3583\" src=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GOSPIN-BUNARI\u0106.jpg\" alt=\"GOSPIN BUNARI\u0106\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GOSPIN-BUNARI\u0106.jpg 640w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GOSPIN-BUNARI\u0106-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are in Solin on September 8, the celebration of the Town Day and the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, you will find thousands of worshippers from all over Dalmatia who visit Solin in honour of Our Lady, and who, on this day, enjoy religious and music programme as well as in traditional fair which is has been organized here since olden times on this very day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Episkopalni-centar-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3582\" src=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Episkopalni-centar-2.jpg\" alt=\"Episkopalni centar 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Episkopalni-centar-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/croatia-hotspots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Episkopalni-centar-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/solin-info.com\/hr\/\">www.solin-info.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/solin.tz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hotspots.net.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/facebook-1.jpg\" alt=\"facebook 1\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solin, the monument city on the Jadro River. 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