Blaca hermitage

Pustinja Blaca Monastery

The Blaca Hermitage (Croatian: Pustinja Blaca) is located on the southern side of Brač island, in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia.

Site Description

The hermitage was originally established in 1551 by two Glagolitic monks, and continued by successive generations of monks until 1963 with the death of Father Niko Miličević.[1]

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on January 29, 2007, in the Cultural category.[1]

Gallery

  • Monastery piano
    Monastery piano
  • Monastery telescope
    Monastery telescope
  • Old manuscript
    Old manuscript
  • Gramophone and printer
    Gramophone and printer
  • Old monastery kitchen
    Old monastery kitchen
  • Monastery goat-breeding
    Monastery goat-breeding

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hermitage Blaca - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-24.
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43°17′35″N 16°31′46″E / 43.29306°N 16.52944°E / 43.29306; 16.52944