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The parish church of St. Mary in Bednja is one- isle baroque building with fortified church tower older than the church itself. It was built in the 14th century as a small church. In 1666 the church was damaged by landslide and it was reconstructed in 1802. Alterations in building and construction of an annex transformed the church into baroque building. Altars, furniture and decorations from the 17th and 18th century make the interior of the church.


New building was built in 1934 in the site of an old one. The church tower is older detached building which has a chapel in the ground- floor. It is located on the high ground above the village Vrbno, next to the local graveyard. It has very simple exterior and interior. The solemn Mass and the feast are celebrated on the day of the Blessed Sacred Heart of Jesus which is in June and on the first Sunday in October.


The parish church is not in the centre of Cvetlin. It is on the border- line of Slovenia and Croatia. At first it was a small wooden chapel with just one altar which was subsequently plastered. In the 18th century the church was a ramshackle so a new one was built thanks to the countess Regina Drašković. In 1792 it became the parish church. Today´s building was built in 1911 in neo- Baroque style, on the basis of the church from the 18th century. Unfortunately, the church inventory wasn´t preserved. Parish house is next to the church. The solemn Mass and the feast are celebrated on 29th June (Feast of St. Peter and Paul) and on 26th July (St. Anne). 


The Chapel of St. Joseph is situated on the hill Hum near Bednja. It was first mentioned in 1666. Fortified church tower with two bells was wooden in 1708. The new church tower with three bells was built in 1726. The chapel was restored in 1809 by Franjo Drašković. The most interesting part of the inventory is the rustic crucifix. The Mass is celebrated three times a year- on St. Joseph´s Day (in March and July) and on St. Martin´s Day (November the 11th). A feast is also held on these days.


Both chapels are situated on the hill above the small village called Jamno, on the border- line of Slovenia and Croatia. The view from the hill is absolutely fantastic because you can see as far as Ptuj and Maribor in Slovenia and also the entire Bednja valley in Croatia. Every year, at the end of August, priests from Slovenian and Croatian borderland celebrate the solemn Mass together so the people from both countries gather and actively participate in Mass. At the same time there is also a big feast.  


Chapel of the Epiphany is positioned at the highest elevation of Ravna gora (680 m). The chapel is an early baroque building with fortified church tower. It was built in 1619 by Ivan Drašković. The fire caused serious damage to it in 1716. Solid restoration took place in 1777 and 1807. The only original piece of the inventory is pulpit from the 18th century. Three altars and the pulpit make the interior of the chapel. The Mass is celebrated three times a year: on Epiphany, on Easter Monday and on Whit Sunday. 


The chapel is situated in the garden at the foot of the castle. It was built in the first half of the 18th century in the baroque classicism style. The chapel is very charming because it is furnished with entire usual church inventory required to celebrate Mass. The Mass is celebrated on Sundays at 9:30 a.m.


New building was built in 1934 in the site of an old one. The church tower is older detached building which has a chapel in the ground- floor. It is located on the high ground above the village Vrbno, next to the local graveyard. It has very simple exterior and interior. The solemn Mass and the feast are celebrated on the day of the Blessed Sacred Heart of Jesus which is in June and on the first Sunday in October.


The organ in the parish church of St. Mary is very rare example of organ built in Italian tradition in northern Croatia. The memorial of Bednja Parish says that new, very nice organ was placed in the Chapel of Epiphany on Ravna gora in 1812 by the parish priest Franjo Salesije Takač. The architect of the both organ was an Italian craftsman Gaetano Moscatelli.


There is the sepulchral slab in the parish church. It is made of reddish marble with the figure of knight carved into it. The knight is the count Gašpar Drašković who was also the patron of the church. The slab was placed into church in 1591 by his sons Ivan II and Petar L. The tomb of the count lies under the slab. There are tombs of the last owners of the Trakošćan castle outside the parish church. Julijana Erdődy Drašković, the first academic educated woman painter in Croatia was also buried there.



 
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