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Rijeka | Sightseeing | Churches

Crkava sv. Sebastijana (The Church of St Sebastian)

Some say that the forebear of this little renaissance church was built in 1291, at the time of plague, as an offering to St Sebastian, saint and protector against pestilence. The church was built in its present incarnation in 1562. This part of the city was the heart of ancient Tarsatica - Rom [...]

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Crkva Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije i Kosi toranj (The Church of St Mary of the Assumption)

Another site once at the heart of Tarsatica, as the nearby remains of Roman spas testify. St Mary of the Assumption dates back to the Middle Ages, and has since then undergone many phases of rebuilding and adding to, resulting in a right old mix of styles, but not changing the fact that this is a m [...]

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Pavla Rittera Vitezovića 3
tel. (+385-51) 21 41 77

Crkva sv. Jeronima i Dominikanski samostan (The Church of St Jerome and Dominican monastery)

A fine baroque church on the grand Municipium square. It was originally part of an Augustinian monastery complex built by one of Rijeka’s noble families the Counts of Devin, and which later passed over to relations in the House of Walsee – members of both dynasties are buried here. Foun [...]

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Trg Riječke rezolucije 1
tel. (+385-51) 32 53 20
fax. (+385-51) 32 53 24

Kapucinska crkva Gospa Lurdska (The Capuchin Church of Our Lady of Lourdes)

The grand neo-gothic edifice in red and white brick on the Žabica square, with two sweeping staircases leading to an upper level, is the church of Rijeka’s Capuchin order. Building started in 1904 and the lower level was completed four years later. The Capuchins were running out [...]

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Kapucinske stube 5
tel. (+385-51) 33 52 33

Pravoslavna crkva sv. Nikole (The Orthodox Church of St Nicholas)

Rijeka has for many years had a Serbian Orthodox community, who were traditionally wealthy. The story goes that the governor of Rijeka got so annoyed with their pleas for a church that he threw a stone into the sea, saying “There! That’s where you can build your church!” The indus [...]

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Ignacija Henckea 2
tel. (+385-51) 33 53 99
fax. (+385-51) 32 41 60

Salezijanski samostan (The Salesian Monastery)

The monks of the Salesian order follow the teachings of St Don Bosco (1815-1888), a priest who dedicated his life to helping and teaching orphaned boys. The buildings of the monastery complex date back to 1892, the chapel for orphans to 1901. The Salesians were invited to Rijeka in 1918 to wor [...]

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Vukovarska 62
tel. (+385-51) 67 58 04