Capuchin Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
4.0 (40 reviews) Spent Ranking #10 in Rijeka Churches & Cathedrals
Beautiful church with good atmosphere
The Capuchin church of Our Lady of Lourdes was built from 1904 until 1929 in accordance with plans by engineers Giovanni Maria Curet and Cornelio Budinich. The modestly conceived neo-Gothic building ordered by the nuns of the Jesus Heart Institute was soon replaced by a monumentally conceived church in honour of the magical cure of the guardian of the capuchin monastery, father Bernardin Škrivanić in Lourdes. It was built as a double neo-Gothic basilica with rich polychrome art carried out in the Lombard fashion. In the beginning, in 1907, the church of the Our Lady of Sorrows was built followed by the 70 metre-long church of Our Lady of Lourdes from 1914 until 1929. The sanctuary was decorated with polychrome stained glasses, and the church’s front facades and altar plaster were decorated by the Venetian sculptor Urbano Bottasso and Rijeka carver, Antonio Marietti. Frescoes in the interior were painted by the famous Rijeka painter, Romolo Venucci. Although the 75 metre-high lighthouse was never built on the church, it became an unavoidable sign for all passengers.
Address
Kapucinske Stube 5, Rijeka 51000 Croatia
Website
http://www.visitrijeka.hr/Sto
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 0:42
User Ratings
4.0 based on (40 reviews)
Reviews
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4Borzov 5:00 PM Sep 24, 2015
Neo-gothic church in red and white bricks
First church on this slope was built by Franciscans in 15th century and was dedicated to Saint Augustin. The present church was built at the beginning of the 20th century in neo-gothic style from red and white bricks by Capuchins. The view from the platform that can be reached by two staircases is very nice.
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4Chinapjs 5:00 PM Jun 30, 2015
Unlike St. Vitus always open. Go up the tall stairs....
This is a semi-cloistered Capuchin church named Our Lady of Lourdes. The downstairs is not that interesting but go upstairs and you'll be surprised. you might even surprise a monk in the sacristy. The view of the harbour from the top of the stairs is a bonus.
