Monastery of St. Francis Assisi
The Monastery of St. Francis Assisi in Zadar is a Roman Catholic Franciscan monastery dating back to the 13th century. The monastery is held by the Franciscan Province of Saint Jerome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—2:00 PM
- Email: svetifrane@europe.com
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Samostan sv. Frane”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St. Donatus and Zadar Cathedral.
Church of St. Donatus
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St. Donatus is a Catholic church located in Zadar, Croatia. Its name refers to Donatus of Zadar, who began construction on this church in the 9th century and ended it on the northeastern part of the Roman forum. Church of St. Donatus is situated 210 metres east of Monastery of St. Francis Assisi.
Zadar Cathedral
Church
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The Cathedral of St. Anastasia is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Zadar, Croatia, seat of the Archdiocese of Zadar, and the largest church in all of Dalmatia. Zadar Cathedral is situated 210 metres east of Monastery of St. Francis Assisi.
Sea organ
Work of art
Photo: Andrej Šalov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sea organ is an architectural sound art object located in Zadar, Croatia and an experimental musical instrument, which plays music by way of sea waves and tubes located underneath a set of large marble steps. Sea organ is situated 160 metres west of Monastery of St. Francis Assisi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zadar and Gaženica.
Zadar
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Zadar is the biggest city, cultural, economic and transit center of northern Dalmatia and the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. Zadar is today one of the most popular Croatian tourist destinations, named "entertainment center of the Adriatic" by The Times and "Croatia's new capital of cool" by The Guardian in 2017.
Gaženica
Quarter
Gaženica is a suburb of Zadar, Croatia, located about 3 miles southeast from the city center, by the Adriatic Sea. It is connected by the D424 highway. Gaženica is situated 4 km southeast of Monastery of St. Francis Assisi.
Sutomišćica
Village
Sutomišćica is a village in Croatia, on the eastern side of the island of Ugljan in the region of Dalmatia. Sutomišćica, which was already inhabited in ancient times, is situated in a beautiful bay of the same name, about 3 km from Preko. Sutomišćica is situated 4½ km southwest of Monastery of St. Francis Assisi.
Monastery of St. Francis Assisi
- Categories: heritage site, tourism, tourist attraction, and religion
- Location: Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.11649° or 44° 6′ 59″ northLongitude
15.22187° or 15° 13′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8FPQ468C+HPOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6898378
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Ukrainian—“Monastery of St. Francis Assisi” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Samostan sv. Frane u Zadru”
- Croatian: “Samostan sv. Franje Asiškog (Zadar)”
- Croatian: “Samostan sv. Franje Asiškog u Zadru”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Samostan sv. Franje Asiškog u Zadru”
- Slovenian: “Frančiškanski samostan Zadar”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир святого Франциска Ассізького (Задар)”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир святого Франциска Ассізького”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Riznica samostana and Sv. Frane.
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