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Vanity666 Says: Small chapel a bit away from the center. There can often be found candles, pobably lit by some poor soul praying for something or someone....
Vanity666 Says: The wall is paved whit white marble blocks and prayers are engraved on each one.There is a large cross in front of the wall.On the bottom of the central block is written: Let the walls pray with us and for us
Vanity666 Says: The first mass was held by pope John Paul when he visited Marija Bistrica. Few thousand people can sit on the benches and listen to the sunday mass which is often held on open, especially when pilgrimages are held.
Vanity666 Says: Beautiful statue of Holy Virgin Mary. People all over the world come here and light a candle under her legs and pray....
Vanity666 Says: This statue was built in 2003. as a gift to him when the Holy father visited Marija Bistrica.
Vanity666 Says: Pilgrimage in Marija Bistrica became a richer experience in the 20th century with the construction of the monumental "Kalvarije". By visiting these stations of the cross, pilgrims have received an adequate place to reflect and pray.The start of construction of the...
Vanity666 Says: This is well with water from Bistrica springs.... Very cold and refreshing after a long pilgrimage....
Vanity666 Says: Just nameless statues and fountains in the church yard
Vanity666 Says: Wall is paved with white marble blocks and on each one is some prayer and mention to Holy Virgin Mary.
Vanity666 Says: Blessed Alojzije (Aloysius) Viktor Cardinal Stepinac (May 8, 1898 – February 10, 1960) was a Croatian Catholic Prelate. He was Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 to 1960. In 1946, in a judgment that polarised opinion both in Yugoslavia and beyond, a Belgrade court found him...
Male sele Bistrica (Little village Bistrica)
Vanity666 Says: This is a cute miniature village made of wood. Just go down the road from the main square and walk for about 200m, walk over the bridge and look right. There it is.
Vanity666 Says: This is some kind of 4 meter high wooden totem placed left of the front entrance to the Church.
croisbeauty Says: When I saw this wooden toys it brougt me back in my childhood. I cannot tell how he loved this toys, wooden cars and in particularly this small guitars called "tamburica". BTW, tamburica is a leading instrument in Croatian folk music.
croisbeauty Says: This, what you see on this picture, are the products of Medicar, fine home made cakes which you can eat or have as a souvenirs. "Licitarsko srce" (heart) is a part of a wax or gingerbread craft-making tradition, wax-artists (wax-chandlers) have been putting out beautiful...
croisbeauty Says: Medicar is the producer and the seller of honey and honey-cakes and biscuits. Some of them are producing and selling exceptional candles too.This little and cute shop is situated on the Main Square of the town, right opposite of the parish church.
croisbeauty Says: Osim prigodnih suvenira s vjerskom tematikom, ovdje se nažalost nudi još i svakojako smeæe od plastike porijeklom s Dalekog istoka. "Trgovci" ubiru svoj danak bestidno nuðajuæi šarene laži za jednokratnu upotrebu znajuæi da dijete tome ne æe odoljeti.Eh, da mi je biti vlast...
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northern side of the church in Marija Bistrica
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Danas, 8/06/2003, zaputio sam autom prema Zagorju bez unaprijed određenog cilja. U Zagrebu je bila nesnosna vrucina a kada je tako onda je sve bolje od užarenog asfalta i razdražljive punice....
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Marija Bistrica is town in central Croatia, located on the slopes of the Medvednica mountain in Hrvatsko Zagorje, not far away from Zagreb. The municipality has 6,612 inhabitants, with 1,107 residents...
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In the most difficult times through history Croatian people have relied on our strength of will and weapons, but also on God’s help – through appeals to Mary the mother of God who is referred to in......
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