Old monastery church

Church of St. Mary exists in Makarska no later then in 15. century. More times was burned and damaged but also repaired. With that reparations are imported a new elements, often provided by island constructor for cheaply and therefore some have obsolete build. We know that church has serviced, and possibly and expanded 1502. Again is widen and obtain sacristy in the time of servicing of monastery (1576). After the year 1671. chorus is mount, stone fence before altar, statue St. Ante is provided and crucifix and separately poliptih of Petro Costero, Ascension of St. Mary (1680) and large picture by Antonio Molinari, Doomsday (1680. state protection 24/86-69, reg. no. 125). At the beginning of XVIII. century church is decorated with stone altar of St. Ante and pulpit which are from carver workshop has withhold renaissance element at that time already lapsed. In XVIII. century large altar and altar of St. Ante is ornate with baroque altar, baroque silver crucifix, wooden sculpture, and provided are chalice and other ecclesiastical furniture. Church is afterwards repaired and gain onto facade two neoromanic windows. In church are funeral plinths, many with Croatian inscription. Amongst them is grave of family Kacic with their coat of arms. Whereby is church long serve like Minster of Makarska bishopric, in her are embed two bishop fra Petar Kacic (+ 1660. or 1661) and fra Marijan Lisnjic (+ 1686). Diggings from the grave are keep in collection (sacristy). Beside church is campanile onto two floors, with ornamental head onto arch. Lay of the foundations was in 1712. and completed 1715. Builder was Andrija Ruspini. Campanile has lightning damage and was 1721-1722. renewed and likewise 1881. and 1996-1997.

New monastery church

Old church after transition of all divinity in Makarska become scrimp, so them begin round year 1910. think onto building new church and prepare material. However, merely g. 1930. was beginning of building new church by the project of  Ark. Stjepan Podhorski. Church has complete and consecrate 1940. She is a type of centric building with cupola. Large altar is made from marble and above him is baldachin. In gallery are simple marble altar of St. Mary and St. Ante, work of carver Ante Franko. In church is baroque Crucifix way, from old church. Year. 1961-2. emplacement are little organ made by firm Rieger, which previously was on Dobri in Split.

In apse is magnificent mosaic representative Christ, creative God Wisdom, and its presentation own life those which accept Him (in line are Croatian saints, beatific and common believers). Mosaic is work of painter Josip Biffel.

By text: Josip Soldo, Franjevacka Provincija Presvetog Otkupitelja, Split 1979, 163-166.