Pasman is an island in the Croatian Adriatic, south of Zadar.
With an area of 60 km2 and 70 km of indented coastline, it is one of
the larger Croatian islands. It is connected to the island of Ugljan
by a bridge in the Ždrelac pass, and it is separated from the
mainland by the Pašman Channel, which in some places is only 2 km
wide. It is also one of the islands closest to the mainland. It is
located in the Zadar archipelago, between the cities of Zadar and
Biograd.
The Mediterranean climate has developed a rich world
of flora and fauna, many species of medicinal and aromatic plants,
and the seabed preserves all types of shellfish and fish of the
Croatian Adriatic.
The sea is clean, the beaches are pebble
and rocky, with countless small mules. Near Pašman, the sea currents
change every 6 hours and that is why the local sea is among the
cleanest on the Adriatic. On the east side of the island you can
swim among natural rocks with long stone plateaus and crystal clear
sea. Most facilities are located directly by the sea and the beach.
Franciscan monastery of St. Dujma with a church built in the Gothic
style in 1392 is located in the town of Kraj on the island of Pašman.
The dimensions of the monastery are: length 38.3 m and width 35.4 m.
The monastery and the church were built by a patrician family on a
site donated to the Franciscans by the Benedictines from Ćokovac. Church
of St. Dujma was mentioned on April 8, 1370 in the will of Mavro, the
late Frano Grisogono, determining the construction of the present one.
On June 22, 1384, his mother Pelegrina contracted the construction of a
church with Juraj Miljanović from Dubrovnik, and on August 19, 1389, she
donated property to the Franciscans exiled from Bosnia (mentioned in the
list of monasteries in the province of Sclavonia in 1382) and on May 22,
1392, ordered that a monastery be built for them. . The construction of
the monastery probably started in 1394, and it was in operation in the
second half of the 15th century. The monastery was later rebuilt in the
Baroque style during the 17th century, which is when the courtyard door
of the monastery originated (1669).
The original church was
enlarged in 1401. The Renaissance form is from before 1554 (on the gable
of the portal is the Renaissance Aleš statue of St. Jerome and the year
1554). Originally, the church had three altars: a large one, dedicated
to St. Maria and St. Jerome with a picture, on the left the altar of St.
Francis with a painting and a large crucifix, and on the right the
Immaculate Conception with an old painting. On November 6, 1418, Zadar
merchant Petar Cvitka, deceased, ordered a painting worth 32 ducats to
be made (probably a painting of the Virgin Mary with little Christ and
St. John). Friar Ljudevit Benčić added two altars in 1848 and changed
the titles of all of them. Three are marble: the main one (the fallen
St. Duja and Our Lady of the Scapular), the "soul" (image of Our Lady
and St. Bonaventure) and the Immaculate Conception (image of Our Lady
and the Immaculate Conception dispute), and two wooden ones: St. Anthony
of Padua and St. Sebastian. The wooden altars were removed, and the
altar paintings were placed in the monastery. The graves of local
residents have been in the church since 1569. Tombstones bear marks of
nationality (old Croatian and Dalmatian coats of arms, crescent and
star) and occupation (sword, holster). The presbytery and sacristy were
covered with tiles in 1912. The current wooden ceiling is from 1959.
Particularly valuable are the monastery cloister, the paintings of
the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus from the 15th century and the Last
Supper in the monastery refectory. The oldest grave in the cloister is
from 1569, so the cloister was probably built after the church was
enlarged (first half of the 16th century). It is simple and small, with
arches, and the columns are made of white stone.
The monastery
also has a museum with exhibits that talk about the history of the
island of Pašman with an exhibition of books and manuscripts, works of
art, church dishes and vestments, handicrafts and archaeological relics.
The monastery provides Catholic organizations and charitable
institutions with a place to rest.
Benedictine monastery of St. Cosmas and Damian on the Ćokovac hill
near Tkon on the island of Pašman was built by the Bishop of Biograd
Teodorik in 1059 on the foundations of an earlier Byzantine fort and an
early Christian church.
Ćokovac is the only active Benedictine
monastery in Croatia and a well-known Glagolitic center.
After
the Venetian destruction of Biograd in the 12th century, Benedictines
came to Ćokovac and built a new monastery. In the 14th century, the
monastery was damaged, but the Benedictines rebuilt it and rebuilt the
church in the Gothic style. The church is decorated with a painted
Gothic crucifix from the beginning of the 15th century.
In 1808,
the monastery was shut down and revived again in 1965. The name
"Ćokovac" comes from the word "Ćok", which is the name in the local
dialect for the blackbird.
Father Martin Josip Kirigin, a famous
Croatian liturgist, is responsible for the restoration of this
monastery, which was already being demolished.
Church of St. Luke in Ždrelac, is a Catholic church in Ždrelac. In the town of Ždrelac, near the bridge that connects the island of Pašman and Ugljan, the church of St. Luke around 1289. It is rectangular in shape, the sacristy is an extension and it is square in shape. At the end of the 19th century, the western facade with the bell tower was built. In 1737, the church was rebuilt with medieval features. After the end of the First World War, a statue of the Mother of God was delivered, which is still in the church today. In 1870, three bells were placed in front of the front of the nave, which was destroyed by the German army during the Second World War. The new belfry was erected in 1947 with a donation from the parishioners. In 1958 and 1997, some modifications were made. In 1937, the believers founded the girls' society of Our Lady of Lourdes, which is still active today and organizes the day (festival) of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Woman wave, statue of sculptor and restorer Fr. Joakim Jaki Gregov in
Pašman
Church of Our Lady of Loreto in Banj
Church of St.
Michaelmas in Neviđani
Church of St. Roka in Mali Pašman
Church of
St. Anton in Mrljani
Church of St. Antuna Pustinjaka, district of
Otus
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pašman
Church of St. Brand in Pašman
The old bridge that bridged the Mali
Ždrelac channel and connected the islands of Ugljan and Pašman. A new
bridge was built in the same place.
The municipality of Pašman is located on the island of the same name. Its center is the town of Pašman. It is connected to the mainland via Biograd na Moru and Preko on the island of Ugljan, which is connected to the Gaženica ferry port in Zadar. The area is 63 km2. Pašman is the 12th island in size and 11th in terms of population in the Republic of Croatia.
According to the 2021 census, the municipality of Pašman had 2144 inhabitants. The town of Pašman, including Mali Pašman, had 345 of them.
Most of the inhabitants are traditionally engaged in fishing and agriculture, and in recent times also in tourism.
It was mentioned for the first time as a fortress of Roman soldiers in 1066 under the name of Postimana. Over the centuries, the name did not change significantly, until finally the name Pašman was established, as a derivative of the original.
Fra Joakim Jaki Gregov
Krešimir Cosić