Krašić

Krašić is a small village on the southern slopes of the Žumberačka gora in the middle of Croatia, west of Jastrebarsko.

History

The Gothic parish church of St. Trinity, first mentioned in 1334, the Baroque style around 1759. The bell tower dates from the year 1771st

In the Holy of Holies is a Baroque altar from 1743. Church to inventory a valuable Golgotha ​​relief heard in the Rococo style. From 1911 to 1913, the church ( 1875nä1945 ) has been extended to a design by architect Stjepan Podhorsky. In Krašić lived and worked the Croatian Cardinal and Archbishop of Zagreb Aloysius Stepinac, the Communist regime after the Second World War in 1946 prepared a show trial and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

From the year 1951 the very popular among the people Cardinal spent the last days of his life in Krašić. On November 29, 1952 he was awarded the dignity of Cardinal. Therefore, especially many faithful Catholics come each year to visit the parsonage, where the Cardinal nine long years, lived under house arrest until 10 February 1960.

At the landmark Krupa # x107; e at Krašić an urn field from the Hallstatt culture was found.

Personalities

• Aloysius Stepinac, Archbishop
• Franjo Kuharić, Archbishop