Church of the Assumption
About
The Franciscan monastery and Church of the Assumption represent a precious Baroque sanctuary in Samobor. Franciscan presence in the area dates to 1525 when Pope Clement VII granted permission to Samobor nobleman Juraj Thurry to build a monastery for the Friars Minor. The present complex was completed in 1721 and the church in 1733, with formal consecration in 1736. The church is a detailed Baroque composition measuring 39 meters in length and 19 meters in width, dominated by a fresco of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary painted by Slovak Baroque artist Franc Jelovšek in 1752. The monastery is centrally arranged around a courtyard featuring a well from 1717.
More to see nearby
St. Anastasia Church (Samobor)
Landmark · Samobor
St. Anastasia’s Parish Church is the Baroque heart of Samobor’s parish, built on the site of an earlier medieval church.
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Photo credits
- Church of the Assumption — Kraljnnm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- St. Anastasia Church (Samobor) — Robert Majetic · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- St. Ann's Chapel — Flammard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
