Chapel St. Roch
   Photo: Chapel St. Roch

Chapel of St. Roch in the Croatian city of Vukovar is on Zhupaniyskoy Street is the main street of the city. The chapel was built on the donations of Antun pohren de Rosenthal in gratitude for deliverance from plague and as an auxiliary church for German settlers in this part of town. It was consecrated in honor of St. Roch, St. Sebastian and St. Rosalie. Catholics believe St. Roch protector against plague.

According to the legend of St. Roh was the son of the governor of Montpellier, marked the birth mark on his chest, shaped red cross. After his parents died, he at age 20 went on a pilgrimage to Rome, after giving assets to the needy. In Italy, at the time the plague was raging. St. Roch traveled the country and heal the sick through prayer and the sign of the cross. His Holiness had contracted the plague and was saved from starvation dog, brought expelled from the city of St. Rohu in forest hut bread. Soon the saint healed.

The original building of the chapel was built in the Baroque style. In 1805 it was added to the side and the sacristy oratory and picturesque bell tower was covered with tiles. Subsequent reconstruction made in 1858 and 1904, as well as after the Second World War. After the war, he acted as sponsor of the reconstruction of Sibenik-Knin. Since 1998, the update is carried out of the chapel of St. Roch, the end date of the recovery was postponed several times.

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