Croatia: thousands expected to celebrate Assumption of Mary
Pilgrimages, masses and celebrations around the country
15 August, 13:49One of the main pilgrimages locations will be as every year the Marian sanctuary in the town of Sinj, in the Dalmatian hinterland, where thousands will bow and pray before the famous painting of the Madonna, a canvas from the 16th century painted by an unknown artist. The 'Gospa Sinjska', the Virgin Mary of Sinj, is the city patron and is particularly venerated by the local Catholics.
"The Croatian people have always worshipped the Blessed Virgin Mary" and "they have also invoked her through history as fidelissima advocata Croatiae (the most devoted advocate of Croatia)," materials from the Croatian National Tourist Board recall. (ANSA).