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Web shop MedjugorjeWeb Međugorje by Studi Leonardo. web Medjugorje. More then tw decades ag something happened in Medjugorje, something that changed the lives of six young people forever. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world have witnessed a change in their life after visiting this small town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are here t help you with all your needs as a pilgrim t Medjugorje. You can learn more about Our Lady of Medjugorje, read about the miracles of Medjugorje, see the latest Medjugorje message, or buy original items manufactured in Medjugorje by visiting our Medjugorje web shop. Buy original items manufactured in Medjugorje by visiting our Medjugorje web shop. Medjugorje Messages Our Lady of Peace has been guiding pilgrims and everyone wh listened t her voice since 1984. Through Medjugorje messages, Our Lady of Peace expressed her love for everyone on this earth, she spoke about her son Jesus, explained the true meaning of life and guided us in finding it ourselves. Blessed Mary often spoke about the power of praying. She often said:“Pray, pray, pray, my children!” Here you can read read the actual Medjugorje messages and feel closer t Our Lady of Peace. Medjugorje pilgrimage resources Why travel t Medjugorje for a pilgrimage? More then tw decades ag something happened in Medjugorje, something that changed the lives of six young people forever. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world have witnessed a change in their life after visiting this small town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are here t help you with all your needs as a pilgrim t Medjugorje. You can learn more about Our Lady of Medjugorje, read about the miracles of Medjugorje, see the latest Medjugorje message, or sign up t let us help you organize your travel. 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The Pre-Croatian Period 2. The Beginnings of Croatian History 3. The Period of Turkish Occupation 4. The Role of the Franciscans 5. The Austro-Hungarian Administration of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the Creation of Early Yugoslavia 6. Life in the Second Yugoslavia 7. Liberation 1. The Pre-Croatian Period If we were t judge by the caves existing in the area of Brotnj as well as in the parish of Medjugorje, we can't completely exclude the possibility of habitation as far back as the older Stone Age period. From the later Stone Age period, there is material proof of the existence of a pre-Illyrian culture and civilisation in the area. In the older Bronze Age, there is evidence of Illyrian tribes. Copper objects found in the area are proof of an intensive lifestyle. Some walled settlements on the higher points, so-called gradine (castle ruins), which were either circular or square in shape, date from this period. A double wall surrounded some of them. In the parish of Medjugorje, there are still existing examples of the double-walled gradine: in Surmanci and above Medjugorje itself in Zuzelj. Apart from the gradine, the most eloquent evidence of the Illyrian civilisation (which is abundant in Brotnj and indeed in the area of Medjugorje itself) are the graves of the Illyrian dignitaries. In the second century before Christ, the Daors allied themselves with the Romans and waged war with the Illyrian tribes of Dalmatia. Brotnj first belonged t the Illyrian province of Dalmatia, which has its administrational seat in Solin near Split, and from the third century t the setting of Narona. The writings on the gravestones testify that Roman legions and cohorts were situated in the area, and that Roman veteran soldiers lived there. There remain some parts of a road from the time of the Romans, constructed in the 3rd century. Apart from that, many Roman memorial tombstones and objects of everyday use have been found. The most significant archaeological site from the Roman time is t be found in the Catholic cemetery in Miletina, where some vestiges of buildings made of Roman bricks have been discovered, but it hasn't been sufficiently examined. 2. The Beginnings of Croatian History At the end of the 6th century, Croatians began t establish themselves in these regions. The region of Brotnj represented a tribal political-territorial unit, a district, with a tribal regional chief, a district prefect. Brotnj always belonged t the land of Hum, which in 1322 fell under Bosnian administration. From 1357, this area then belonged t the Hungarian Croatian King, Ljudevit I. From the mediaeval period, the most famous memorials of the civilisation in this region are the stecak - truly indigenous autochthones grave memorials. In many ways the stecak from Herzegovina are superior t those from the rest of Bosnia, Herzegovina and Croatia; in the number and in the dimension of burial grounds, in the beauty of their ornamentation, and in their worth regarding artful elaboration. In Brotnj itself there are many burial grounds and stecak, likewise in the area of Medjugorje. Man-formed crosses with arms raised in prayer are sculpted int some of them. Up t the 12th century, this area was Glagolitic. The famous “Plaque of Humac” testifies t this. In the second half of the 12th century a form of the Cyrillic alphabet called “Bosancica” prevailed. In the area of Brotnjo, not one mediaeval Latin inscription is t be found, only Croatian inscriptions written in “Bosancica”. 3. The Period of Turkish Occupation Christianity arrived t the area surrounding Medjugorje in the time of the Romans. Judging by the amount of early Christian church ruins it was extensively widespread. In large part they were destroyed, and churches were levelled t the ground during the time of the migration in the 6th and 7th centuries after Christ. The Croatian settlers accepted Christianity very early: They started t be baptised as early as the 7th century. However, the Catholic Church never became really solidly established in the mediaeval Croatian Bosnian state, which facilitated the expansion of the Bosnian Church. In the 13th century, the Croatian Bosnian state, which included the land of Hum (Herzegovina), was firstly visited by the Dominican missionaries and, after their lack of results, the Franciscan missionaries wh accomplished great success in bringing the Bogumils or “Bosnian Christians” back t the Catholic Church and the Catholic faith. Bosnia and Herzegovina fell under Turkish power in the year 1463. The Turkish invaders wished t occupy the whole of Croatia too, t reach Vienna and Rome, and likewise further west. On their way, the Croatians stopped them; for this reason, the Pope proclaimed them t be the bulwark of Christianity. Croatia had nevertheless t pay a high price. Not only were many Croatian lives lost in continuous warfare, but the central part of Croatia - its heart - was als snatched away: Bosnia and Herzegovina. The life of the Catholics under Turkish rule was constantly exposed t the forced passage int Islam, t oppression and t persecution. Under the Turkish feudal system, n Croatian could possess anything immovable. Catholics were permanently considered as “enemies of the state,” because their head was in “enemy” territory: Rome. Croatians subsisted from stock bearing and work on the properties of Turkish invaders and of local landlords wh embraced Islam; they were paying large taxes in stock, corn, grain and even children. The Turks forcefully snatched their children, made them embrace Islam and used them as Janissaries, special-force units for the purpose of conquering the still unconquered Christian lands, among others their own Croatian country. For this reason, many Croatians were driven t flee westwards. This is how the Moslem element entered int Bosnia and Herzegovina. Up until the time of Turkish occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the area was almost completely inhabited by Croatians. As the Turkish broke in from the east, the Serbs migrated westwards fleeing from them, but later on they helped them in their conquests, and arrived in these areas where heretofore they had never been. 4. The Role of the Franciscans The activities of the Franciscans in these areas from the very time of their arrival had a major influence on the survival of Croatians under cultural, religious and every other aspect. The Franciscans emerged in Croatian regions in the first decades of the 13th century. During the whole time of the Turkish occupation (1463 t 1878), the Franciscans were the only ones wh tended t the spiritual needs of the Croatian Catholics in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and their only representatives and defenders in front of the Turkish administration. In every way, the Franciscans shared the plight of their people. After the Turks had destroyed all of the Franciscan monasteries in Herzegovina, in the first half of the 16th century, the spiritual care for the Croatian Catholics was taken over by Franciscans from the Christian Dalmatia, i.e. Croatia. During the Turkish administration, the Franciscans were persecuted, tortured and killed, many thrown alive int the river Neretva... After the Turkish rule, only the ruins of the Franciscan monasteries were left. The first Franciscan Province t be set up in the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the Bosnian Franciscan Province. In 1852, the Herzegovinian Custody was established, and in 1892 the Herzegovinian Franciscan province was founded, members of which serve today in the parish of Medjugorje. The Franciscans have left indelible tracks in the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many have enriched the Croatian Church with their personal holiness and heroic witnessing of the Gospel; they educated the population, and contributed t the alphabetisation and the development of art and science. In the great wars of the 17th century the majority of parishes in Herzegovina were destroyed, among them the parish of Medjugorje. When relative peace returned t Herzegovina in the 18th century, the Franciscans gathered the remaining believers together and established parishes. The parish of Medjugorje was founded in the year 1892. 5. The Austro-Hungarian Administration of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the Creation of Early Yugoslavia After liberation from Ottoman rule in 1878, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy took power in these areas. For political reasons, it didn't want t include the newly liberated areas in the Croatian state t which they historically belonged. And so, once again in history, the Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina remained separated from the motherland. In the year 1914, the First World War began, the reason being the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, carried out by Gavril Princip, a Serbian. In 1918, at the end of the First World War, Yugoslavia was fraudulently brought int existence as the kingdom of Serbians, Croatians and Slovenians. This fraud was brought about by the big powers of the time. In this state, the Croatian people were oppressed, and the parliamentarian wh fought for the freedom of Croatians was perfidiously killed in the Parliament, in Belgrade, in 1928. In 1929, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was established, which was t crumble at the beginning of the Second World War. 6. Life in the Second Yugoslavia During the Second World War, the losses of the Croatian people were immense. At the end of the war itself, when the cease-fire had already been officially declared, about 300,000 civilians and soldiers lost their lives at Bleiburg and at what is called the Way of the Cross of the Croatian people. According t attained agreements, the Allies were supposed t offer refuge t Croats after their surrender, and t others wh were seeking t evade communism. But the Allies, according t the order of the field-martial general Harold Alexander, handed the soldiers and the civilians over t the communists – the partisans. In Bleiburg alone a multitude lost their lives, while the rest of them had t form a 60km long line taking them t the communist Yugoslavia and it's concentration camps. This was the beginning of the Croatian Golgotha, the so-called Way of the Cross,” which extended from the most northern t the most southern point of the new multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia. The Partisans killed the Croatians while walking, without trial, without establishing their eventual culpability, at their own discretion. Especially persecuted were the Croatians from Herzegovina. The communists killed 630 priests and nuns from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Alone in the Herzegovinian Franciscan province, 70 Franciscans were killed. The Second World War took 344 lives from the parish of Medjugorje. In the parish of Medjugorje, life under communist rule was hard. People were beaten and sentenced t years in prison just because they were Catholics and Croatians. In schools, just as elsewhere in Croatia, the communists tried t separate children from their national identity and their faith. Thanks t the strong faith of the people, they didn't succeed in this. At the same time, the area was systematically economically neglected, with the aim of having as many people as possible leave the area… The pilgrims, wh came here at the very beginning of the apparitions, saw all this in action. They found here a very poor region and very rude policemen. The administration didn't permit the slightest help in accommodating the pilgrims; instead, many of them - together with the locals - were persecuted and imprisoned, just because they said that Our Lady was appearing. However, the local people were hospitable and had their standards. 7. Liberation The communist tyranny fell in 1990, when the Croatian people unanimously decided for the independence and breakaway from the artificially created Yugoslavia. This, certainly, didn't tie in with the idea of Great Serbian, s the Yugoslavian army, made up primarily of Serbs, militarily attacked Slovenia on the 25th of June 1991 (the tenth anniversary of Our Lady's apparitions), then Croatia and afterwards Bosnia and Herzegovina, desiring t suffocate independence. Several hundred thousands lost their lives during this bloody war. The world could have stopped this bloodshed. It didn't d this because of their respective interests. The E.E.C. kept on condemning the warring sides, hoping t wash its hands and save Yugoslavia as a multinational state, which could be used t further their own aims. James Baker, the Prime Minister of the Bush administration, even permitted the Yugoslav army t attack Slovenia. European and world powers sought out and still seek their own interests in these areas. Because of that, they tried and continue t try t fog-up this war presenting it as a civil war in which all were equal. The truth is, however, completely different and very simple: The Serbs, wanting t create the Great Serbia, attacked other peoples which up until then had lived with them in the same state. They were able t d this because, in ex-Yugoslavia, all the power was in their hands. The major world powers had chosen them as the policemen of the Balkans, and because of this, they looked benignly on their actions. Even when they had committed the first genocide, as in Vukovar, the major world powers didn't want t stop them. They only began t stop them when they exceeded every measure, and began t injure the reputation of their protectors. The warfare between Croatians and the Moslem community in Bosnia and Herzegovina (in 1993) began as a series of misunderstandings, but als out of a desire of some foreign intelligence services t occupy as much as possible of the territories in Bosnia and Herzegovina and t consolidate there. The Croatians simply desired that n one other than themselves govern them anymore. They wanted t have their own schools, t be allowed t call their own language Croatian, while remaining in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Moslem community, the largest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by a fundamentalist leadership, wanted t administrate the new state according t the Islamic law and t impose its rule upon the others. For this reason, they brought int the country the Islamic soldiers - mudjahedins - from all over the world, wh committed terrible crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This war, however, was stopped very rapidly because it was really not needed. Today, Medjugorje is a part of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Because of the communist administration and the terrible war, the infrastructure of Medjugorje is still underdeveloped. This however, didn't stop pilgrims from coming here, even during the cruelest clashes of the war. Many of them brought aid, thus helping the Croatian people t remain where they were. The Croatian people will never forget this. Today, pilgrims are coming more and more. They want t experience this time of grace with their whole hearts, and not let it pass them by. Medjugorje is a small town in south Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on Bakan peninsula, in the southeastern Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina borders with Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. It has an area of 51,129 square kilometers, and is almost landlocked except for the 26 kilometers of the Adriatic Sea coastline, around the country’s town Neum. Official languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina are Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. The country’s capital is Sarajevo. The name Bosnia and Herzegovina comes from the tw regions – Bosnia and Herzegovina . Medjugorje is located in Herzegovina, about 25 kilometers from Mostar. It has mild Mediterranean climate, with hot summer and mild winter. Medjugorje parish consists of five nearby villages – Medjugorje, Bijakovici, Surmanci, Vionica and Miletina. The parish was founded in late 1892 and is dedicated t St. James the Apostle, protector of pilgrims. Medjugorje currently inhabits about 4300 residents. Geographical Situation of Herzegovina The Parish of Medjugorje is situated in the southern part of Herzegovina in the present-day state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In order for the reader t have a complete picture of the situation, climate, irrigation and vegetation of Medjugorje, it is essential t have a better look at its surrounding areas. Herzegovina is situated between tw regions: a mountainous region t the north and a coastal region t the south. The mountainous wall t the north holds back the circulation of atmospheric masses from the Mediterranean, creating favourable climatic conditions for various vegetal cultivations in the area of Herzegovina. Herzegovina covers an area of 9,948 square kilometres. It is bordered t the east by Montenegro, t the west by Bosnia, t the south and southeast by southern Croatia and in one area forms part of the Adriatic coast. The main cultural and administrational centre is Mostar. Climatic conditions The nearby sea, relief, and height above sea level influence the climate of Herzegovina. Medjugorje is situated in the part of Herzegovina where the Mediterranean climate, with its gentle winters and warm summers, is predominant. It is characterised by rainfall in the colder period of the year. During winter, the Adriatic Sea gives off the heat accumulated during the summer period, easing winter atmospheric temperatures. In July and August, summer temperatures reach their maximum. Maximum precipitation takes place in the autumn, though rainfall can als be felt in the spring. However, the greatest quantities fall in November and December. Regarding wind, north and northeasterly winds are predominant. Locally, they are referred t as northerly or Bura. Winter is at its coldest when this characteristically dry wind blows every second day. Herzegovina has another recurring wind called Jugo. This wind blows directly from the Adriatic Sea, most often during the autumn and spring. It is saturated with humidity and in the autumn brings rainfall in large quantities. It is considerable in strength and blows for a few days, after which the showers then stop. On the basis of climatic evidence found in meteorological annals, we can conclude that Herzegovina is influenced by Mediterranean, continental, and mountain climates. And, in the area of southern Herzegovina where Medjugorje is situated, a Mediterranean climate is predominant. Hydrographical Conditions Herzegovina is a rugged country in which limy layers originating in the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous ages extend for tens of metres. These layers spring up in spots, are sometimes crushed, or are in the form of large masses. Water follows these rifts, disappears from the surface for a while, creates receptacles underground, or pours underground and crops up later on the surface as a whole river. From these sources the Herzegovinian Rivers - Buna, Tihaljina, Jasenica, Radobolja, Trebisnica, Vriostica, Bregava, Rama, Buka, Krupica etc. - well up. Some of these rivers, after a short flow on the surface, disappear again underground, and after a few kilometres, spring up on the surface again and receive another name. The copious autumn rains, which fall in the area of Herzegovina, create streams. These make the rivers swell and flood, and the Karst expanses become lakes. The area of southern Herzegovina is more sparse regarding mountain springs. However, those water springs which it does possess present a real attraction, being more abundant than those of the mountains. The waterways of Herzegovina are very attractive: Some, for the nature-lovers, some for the canoers, some for the fisherman, and others for those seeking a place t bathe, rest and refresh themselves. Vegetation Just as the area of Herzegovina stretches from the coast t high mountain-land, s to the belts of woodland correspond t the different levels above the sea. During the winter, or during the summer drought when the vegetation completely dies out, some Herzegovinian landscapes look like a Karst desert. Of the total land area of Herzegovina, 56.8% is given t agriculture (arable and pastoral lands), while 42.4% is taken up by the woodland. The remainder is 0.8%. In southern Herzegovina, the evergreen vegetation is predominant, s this picturesque landscape is held throughout the whole year. Its greenery decorates the Karst hillsides and the coastline. In the area surrounding Medjugorje, many expansive lush oak woods can be seen, and here and there, they crop up t beautify other areas of Herzegovina. Herzegovina als has some indigenous species of plant-life. From the significant Mediterranean genus, we can single out the pomegranate. Its red flowers and fruit attract attention. Its oak, ivy, beech and Cystisis laburnum are elements belonging t the Mediterranean flora, while its pine belongs t the Euro-Asian flora. The pretty blossoms on the brambles and heather, sage and honeysuckle (which are typical of the Herzegovinian hillsides) present an attractive allurement. When this shrubbery blooms, the grey Karst hillsides change colour. In the springtime, the honeysuckle gives it a yellowy hue, which later becomes blue with the sage, then white from the heather and brownish-yellow from the blossoming brambles. If we could look from above, we would see a multi-coloured carpet landscape. This presents a romantic Herzegovinian landscape. The perfume of the flowers and the freshness of the air have a favourable influence on the human organism. Bees fly from flower t flower and produce the well-known Herzegovinian 'restorative' or 'healing' honey. Apart from the indigenous species of nature, there's als the 'man-made' cultivation of crops, which (with the help of the fruitful soil of the area) has made something unique. The well-known Herzegovinian tobacc (Nicotinum tobacum) is featured as one of the best tobaccos of the world for its quality. However, its exportation is practically unheard of in the present day. Nonetheless, Herzegovina has other rarities and quality products, which make her exporters proud. Among them, we certainly must mention the well-known wines Zilavka and Blatina. These vines flourish only in Herzegovina under these conditions and in the comfortable Mediterranean climate. Herzegovina is als renowned for the first cherries. Due t climate and conditions, they ripen much earlier here than in surrounding areas. In fact, the Herzegovinian conditions are predisposed for the planting of fruit trees. Thousands of cherry, plum, pear, peach, apple, apricot, and marasca trees grow here. Because of this Herzegovina has become one of the biggest providers of fruit and vegetables in Bosnia-Herzegovina. These are immense plantations, watered by artificial rain clouds. Population The population of Medjugorje currently numbers about 4300 inhabitants. All are of Croatian nationality, speak the Croatian language, write with the Latin alphabet and are Catholic. Politically, the new state under which Medjugorje emerges is a parliamentary democracy. Throughout history, this area was noted for continuous migration. Before the First World War, great poverty drove them out int the world. During the period between the tw World Wars, Serbian hegemony and persecution under the new multi-ethnic Yugoslavian state drove many t leave their homeland for the far-off lands of North and South America. The real large scale emigration, however, began after the Second World War, when the Communist dictators forced many t run away beyond the borders of their own native Croatia, suffocated by the communist creation called Yugoslavia. In the early nineteen sixties a real exodus of Croatian people occurred: they left on s called temporary work for Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA, Canada, Australia and even as far away as South Africa and New Zealand. The communists said that they had left only temporarily, in reality they had sold them throughout the world as slaves. They used them as a cheap way of gaining foreign currency. The irony of the political communist system declared most of them, wh were forced t work just for survival itself, t be enemies of the state, which als condemned their families in the homeland. This is how their return became completely impossible. The population of the parish of Medjugorje started t return bit by bit, fostered by supernatural events - Our Lady's apparitions (which began back in 1981). Welcome t Medjugorje ! Medjugorje is a small village in western Herzegovina inhabited by Croatian Catholics. On 24 June 1981, about six o'clock in the afternoon a Blessed Virgin Mary appeared t six young people - Ivanka Ivanković, Mirjana Dragičević, Vicka Ivanković, Ivan Dragičević, Ivan Ivanković and Milka Pavlović - at Podbrdo, on the slopes of Mt. Crnica. This location is known as Apparition Hill or a place where Mary has promised t leave a permanent sign once the apparitions have ceased. Since then, Medjugorje has become the best known and most visited place in South-East Europe. Millions of pilgrims from all over the world visit Medjugorje every year t find peace and hope in the messages from Our Lady, the Queen of Peace. Each day at St. James Church, several Masses (in different languages) are celebrated and thousands of people attend. In the evening, the church is jammed with pilgrims wh come t pray the Rosary (Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries before Mass, Glorious Mysteries after Mass), and t receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Many remain for a healing service. It is during the evening Rosary that the apparitions take place in the choir of St. James Church. Medjugorje is one of the most powerful prayer centers in the world today. Our Lady is still appearing on regular basis t four of three visionaries. Regular apparitions stopped for Mirjana Dragičević on 25 December 1982 when Our Lady confided the tenth and last secret t her and promised that she would appear t her on her birthdays and special occasions. Ivanka Dragičević had her last vision of Our Lady on 7 May 1985. In the meantime tw new locutionares have claimed t be getting messages from Our Lady - Jelena Vasilj since 15 December 1982 and Mirjana Vasilj since 1 April 1983. Number of pilgrims wh visit Medjugorje and famous Apparition Hill is growing every year. Today Medjugorje is one of the most powerful prayer centers in the world. When traveling t Medjugorje, you should always have on mind visa requirements, if any. There were many cases where pilgrims decided t travel on their own, and were left at the border when they failed t show their valid visas and/or passports. Traveling t foreign country is a big decision, and should always g as smooth as possible. That’s the reason why you should ALWAYS plan ahead and gather all the information you need on how t travel t a specific country. Medjugorje is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As a major pilgrimage site, Medjugorje has many religious and tourist agencies that help pilgrims all around the world with t find answers t their questions or concerns. Country Passport Required? Visa Required? Return Ticket Required? Visas Visas are not required by nationals of countries referred t in the chart above for stays of up t three months. Nationals not referred t in the chart above should consult Bosnian embassy for all other information and visa requirements. Note Bosnia and Herzegovina does not recognize passports issued by the Former Yugoslav Federation Republic which has red cover. Passport Information Valid passport required by all nationals of countries referred t in chart above except: (a) holders of valid National Identity Cards issued t nationals of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden; (b) nationals of Germany holding valid identity cards issued for minors called a Kinderausweis, with phot Medjugorje, as well as the major part of Herzegovina, has Mediterranean climate. This means that summers are humid, long and hot, while winters are rather mild. Located between the Herzegovinian mountains, Medjugorje gets cooler temperatures thanks t the winds coming from the Adriatic sea. This wind, locally called and knows as “bura” als brings some snow from the neighboring mountains. Snow is not very common in this part of Bosnia. Temperatures rarely fall below zer Celsius, but strong wind can fool locals and make them believe it is a lot colder that it really is. If you plan t visit Medjugorje during winter months, pack warm clothes. If you have sensitive skin, the wind can make it even more sensitive and dry, s it is recommended t bring lotions that will keep your skin moisturized and healthy. During the colder months, rainfall is very common. Adriatic Sea brings warmer air t this part of the country, which is the reason why Medjugorje has Mediterranean climate. Winter is at its coldest when this usually dry wind blows almost every second day. R0001X - Medjugorje Rock Rosary These rock rosaries are handmade in Medjugorje from rocks from Apparition Hill (Podbrdo). These rock rosaries are handmade by a family that suffered death and destruction of their home during the war in 1991-1994. These rosaries are their only means of income. They feature the same Terra Center (soil from Medjugorje) as our metal rosaries with the image of Our Lady of Medjugorje on one side, and a Trinity Crucifix. Items can vary slightly from the picture. Because they are handmade, each is different. The color and shape will be different on every rosary. These rosaries are not blessed. R0002X - Medjugorje Rose Rosary These beautiful Rose rosaries have red rose colored beads and a wonderful rose fragrance. These rosaries are handmade by a family that suffered death and destruction of their home during the war in 1991-1994. These rosaries are their only means of income. They feature a center with the image of Our Lady of Medjugorje on one side and St. James Church on the other, as well as a Trinity Crucifix. Handmade, items can vary slightly from the picture. These rosaries are not blessed. B0001X - Handcrafted Rock Bracelet Some of you may have visited Jozo's art gallery in Medjugorje at the base of Apparition Hill. Joz is a stone artist and hand crafts beautiful bracelets and chaplets from stones he collects on Apparition Hill. Because they are handmade, each is different. The color and shape of the center and cross will be different on every bracelet. These Peace Chaplets are very unique and beautiful!! Quantities are limited! These bracelets are not blessed. The peace bracelet has been a long tradition in Croatia and has been prayed by families for generations. It is said by praying the Creed and then 7 Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be's. When Our Lady first appeared in 1981, she told the visionaries that she would like them t continue praying this prayer. It is still prayed at the end of Mass each evening in Medjugorje. S0001X - Our Lady of Medjugorje A new and beautiful statue of Our Lady of Medjugorje. This statue is cca. 42cm (16.5) in size. The Ana's family guarantees that this figure manufactured inside their workrooms, painted and completely finished by hand following the tradition of Capodimonte style, was made out of an original masterpiece moulded by their own sculptors respecting the very old artistic italian tradition that great masters handed on from father t son until today. Possible small imperfections prove the quality of the artisan work and guarantee the originality of the manufacturing. These statues are not blessed. S0002X - Our Lady in Tihaljina A copy of the famous and beautiful statue of Our Lady as seen in Tihaljina. This statue is many times mistaken for Our Lady of Medjugorje and has become the image that many of us associate with Medjugorje. This statue is cca. 28cm (11) in size. Available in both cca. 28 cm (11) and cca. 43 cm (17) size. The Ana's family guarantees that this figure manufactured inside their workrooms, painted and completely finished by hand following the tradition of Capodimonte style, was made out of an original masterpiece moulded by their own sculptors respecting the very old artistic italian tradition that great masters handed on from father t son until today. Possible small imperfections prove the quality of the artisan work and guarantee the originality of the manufacturing. These statues are not blessed... C0001X - Medjugorje Standing Crucifix Beautiful handmade standing Crucifix. These Crucifixes are made by a local man in Medjugorje. He hand finishes them and mounts a beautiful bronze or gold colored corpus of Jesus. Because they are hand-made, size and shape can vary. Because they are handmade, each is different. The color and shape will be different on every Crucifix. These are a rare find! Approximately 25cm (9) in heigh. These Crucifix are not blessed...
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- period
- of
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- 4
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- of
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- Franciscans
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- austro
- Hungarian
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- bosnia
- herzegovina
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- the
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- 6
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- second
- yugoslavia
- 7
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- 1
- the
- pre
- Croatian
- period
- if
- we
- were
- T
- judge
- by
- the
- caves
- existing
- in
- the
- area
- of
- Brotnj
- as
- well
- as
- in
- the
- parish
- of
- medjugorje
- we
- can
- T
- completely
- exclude
- the
- possibility
- of
- habitation
- as
- far
- back
- as
- the
- older
- stone
- age
- period
- from
- the
- later
- stone
- age
- period
- there
- is
- material
- proof
- of
- the
- existence
- of
- A
- pre
- illyrian
- culture
- and
- civilisation
- in
- the
- area
- in
- the
- older
- bronze
- age
- there
- is
- evidence
- of
- illyrian
- tribes
- copper
- Objects
- found
- in
- the
- area
- are
- proof
- of
- an
- intensive
- lifestyle
- some
- walled
- settlements
- on
- the
- higher
- Points
- so
- called
- gradine
- castle
- ruins
- which
- were
- either
- circular
- or
- square
- in
- shape
- date
- from
- this
- period
- A
- double
- wall
- surrounded
- some
- of
- them
- in
- the
- parish
- of
- medjugorje
- there
- are
- still
- existing
- Examples
- of
- the
- double
- walled
- gradine
- :
- in
- Surmanci
- and
- above
- medjugorje
- itself
- in
- Zuzelj
- apart
- from
- the
- gradine
- the
- most
- eloquent
- evidence
- of
- the
- illyrian
- civilisation
- which
- is
- abundant
- in
- Brotnj
- and
- indeed
- in
- the
- area
- of
- medjugorje
- itself
- are
- the
- graves
- of
- the
- illyrian
- dignitaries
- in
- the
- second
- century
- before
- christ
- the
- Daors
- allied
- themselves
- with
- the
- romans
- and
- waged
- war
- with
- the
- illyrian
- tribes
- of
- dalmatia
- Brotnj
- first
- belonged
- T
- the
- illyrian
- province
- of
- dalmatia
- which
- has
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- in
- Solin
- near
- split
- and
- from
- the
- third
- century
- T
- the
- setting
- of
- narona
- the
- writings
- on
- the
- gravestones
- Testify
- that
- ROMAN
- legions
- and
- cohorts
- were
- situated
- in
- the
- area
- and
- that
- ROMAN
- veteran
- Soldiers
- lived
- there
- there
- remain
- some
- parts
- of
- A
- road
- from
- the
- time
- of
- the
- romans
- constructed
- in
- the
- 3rd
- century
- apart
- from
- that
- many
- ROMAN
- memorial
- tombstones
- and
- Objects
- of
- Everyday
- USE
- have
- been
- found
- the
- most
- significant
- archaeological
- site
- from
- the
- ROMAN
- time
- is
- T
- be
- found
- in
- the
- catholic
- cemetery
- in
- Miletina
- where
- some
- VESTIGES
- of
- buildings
- Made
- of
- ROMAN
- bricks
- have
- been
- discovered
- but
- it
- hasn
- T
- been
- sufficiently
- examined
- 2
- the
- beginnings
- of
- Croatian
- history
- at
- the
- end
- of
- the
- 6th
- century
- croatians
- began
- T
- establish
- themselves
- in
- These
- regions
- the
- region
- of
- Brotnj
- represented
- A
- tribal
- political
- territorial
- unit
- A
- district
- with
- A
- tribal
- regional
- chief
- A
- district
- prefect
- Brotnj
- Always
- belonged
- T
- the
- Land
- of
- hum
- which
- in
- 1322
- Fell
- under
- bosnian
- administration
- from
- 1357
- this
- area
- then
- belonged
- T
- the
- Hungarian
- Croatian
- king
- Ljudevit
- i
- from
- the
- mediaeval
- period
- the
- most
- famous
- Memorials
- of
- the
- civilisation
- in
- this
- region
- are
- the
- stecak
- truly
- indigenous
- autochthones
- grave
- Memorials
- in
- many
- ways
- the
- stecak
- from
- herzegovina
- are
- Superior
- T
- those
- from
- the
- rest
- of
- bosnia
- herzegovina
- and
- Croatia;
- in
- the
- number
- and
- in
- the
- dimension
- of
- burial
- grounds
- in
- the
- Beauty
- of
- Their
- ornamentation
- and
- in
- Their
- Worth
- regarding
- artful
- elaboration
- in
- Brotnj
- itself
- there
- are
- many
- burial
- grounds
- and
- stecak
- likewise
- in
- the
- area
- of
- medjugorje
- man
- formed
- crosses
- with
- arms
- raised
- in
- prayer
- are
- sculpted
- int
- some
- of
- them
- up
- T
- the
- 12th
- century
- this
- area
- was
- glagolitic
- the
- famous
- plaque
- of
- humac
- testifies
- T
- this
- in
- the
- second
- Half
- of
- the
- 12th
- century
- A
- form
- of
- the
- cyrillic
- alphabet
- called
- Bosancica
- prevailed
- in
- the
- area
- of
- Brotnjo
- not
- one
- mediaeval
- Latin
- inscription
- is
- T
- be
- found
- only
- Croatian
- inscriptions
- written
- in
- Bosancica
- 3
- the
- period
- of
- Turkish
- occupation
- christianity
- arrived
- T
- the
- area
- surrounding
- medjugorje
- in
- the
- time
- of
- the
- romans
- judging
- by
- the
- amount
- of
- early
- christian
- church
- ruins
- it
- was
- extensively
- widespread
- in
- Large
- part
- they
- were
- destroyed
- and
- churches
- were
- levelled
- T
- the
- ground
- during
- the
- time
- of
- the
- migration
- in
- the
- 6th
- and
- 7th
- centuries
- after
- christ
- the
- Croatian
- settlers
- accepted
- christianity
- very
- early:
- they
- started
- T
- be
- baptised
- as
- early
- as
- the
- 7th
- century
- however
- the
- catholic
- church
- never
- became
- really
- solidly
- established
- in
- the
- mediaeval
- Croatian
- bosnian
- state
- which
- facilitated
- the
- expansion
- of
- the
- bosnian
- church
- in
- the
- 13th
- century
- the
- Croatian
- bosnian
- state
- which
- included
- the
- Land
- of
- hum
- herzegovina
- was
- firstly
- visited
- by
- the
- dominican
- Missionaries
- and
- after
- Their
- lack
- of
- Results
- the
- Franciscan
- Missionaries
- wh
- accomplished
- great
- success
- in
- bringing
- the
- Bogumils
- or
- bosnian
- christians
- back
- T
- the
- catholic
- church
- and
- the
- catholic
- faith
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- Fell
- under
- Turkish
- power
- in
- the
- year
- 1463
- the
- Turkish
- invaders
- wished
- T
- occupy
- the
- whole
- of
- croatia
- too
- T
- reach
- Vienna
- and
- rome
- and
- likewise
- further
- west
- on
- Their
- way
- the
- croatians
- stopped
- them;
- for
- this
- reason
- the
- pope
- proclaimed
- them
- T
- be
- the
- bulwark
- of
- christianity
- croatia
- had
- nevertheless
- T
- pay
- A
- high
- price
- not
- only
- were
- many
- Croatian
- Lives
- lost
- in
- continuous
- warfare
- but
- the
- central
- part
- of
- croatia
- ITS
- heart
- was
- als
- snatched
- away:
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- the
- life
- of
- the
- catholics
- under
- Turkish
- rule
- was
- constantly
- exposed
- T
- the
- forced
- Passage
- int
- islam
- T
- oppression
- and
- T
- persecution
- under
- the
- Turkish
- feudal
- system
- N
- Croatian
- could
- possess
- anything
- immovable
- catholics
- were
- permanently
- considered
- as
- enemies
- of
- the
- state
- because
- Their
- head
- was
- in
- enemy
- territory:
- rome
- croatians
- subsisted
- from
- stock
- bearing
- and
- work
- on
- the
- PROPERTIES
- of
- Turkish
- invaders
- and
- of
- local
- landlords
- wh
- embraced
- Islam;
- they
- were
- Paying
- Large
- taxes
- in
- stock
- corn
- grain
- and
- Even
- Children
- the
- Turks
- forcefully
- snatched
- Their
- Children
- Made
- them
- embrace
- islam
- and
- used
- them
- as
- Janissaries
- special
- force
- units
- for
- the
- purpose
- of
- conquering
- the
- still
- unconquered
- christian
- lands
- among
- others
- Their
- own
- Croatian
- country
- for
- this
- reason
- many
- croatians
- were
- driven
- T
- flee
- westwards
- this
- is
- how
- the
- Moslem
- Element
- entered
- int
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- up
- until
- the
- time
- of
- Turkish
- occupation
- of
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- the
- area
- was
- almost
- completely
- inhabited
- by
- croatians
- as
- the
- Turkish
- broke
- in
- from
- the
- east
- the
- Serbs
- migrated
- westwards
- fleeing
- from
- them
- but
- later
- on
- they
- Helped
- them
- in
- Their
- Conquests
- and
- arrived
- in
- These
- areas
- where
- heretofore
- they
- had
- never
- been
- 4
- the
- role
- of
- the
- Franciscans
- the
- activities
- of
- the
- Franciscans
- in
- These
- areas
- from
- the
- very
- time
- of
- Their
- Arrival
- had
- A
- major
- influence
- on
- the
- Survival
- of
- croatians
- under
- cultural
- religious
- and
- every
- Other
- aspect
- the
- Franciscans
- emerged
- in
- Croatian
- regions
- in
- the
- first
- decades
- of
- the
- 13th
- century
- during
- the
- whole
- time
- of
- the
- Turkish
- occupation
- 1463
- T
- 1878
- the
- Franciscans
- were
- the
- only
- ones
- wh
- Tended
- T
- the
- spiritual
- needs
- of
- the
- Croatian
- catholics
- in
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- and
- Their
- only
- Representatives
- and
- defenders
- in
- Front
- of
- the
- Turkish
- administration
- in
- every
- way
- the
- Franciscans
- shared
- the
- plight
- of
- Their
- people
- after
- the
- Turks
- had
- destroyed
- all
- of
- the
- Franciscan
- monasteries
- in
- herzegovina
- in
- the
- first
- Half
- of
- the
- 16th
- century
- the
- spiritual
- care
- for
- the
- Croatian
- catholics
- was
- taken
- over
- by
- Franciscans
- from
- the
- christian
- dalmatia
- i
- e
- croatia
- during
- the
- Turkish
- administration
- the
- Franciscans
- were
- persecuted
- tortured
- and
- killed
- many
- thrown
- alive
- int
- the
- river
- neretva
- after
- the
- Turkish
- rule
- only
- the
- ruins
- of
- the
- Franciscan
- monasteries
- were
- left
- the
- first
- Franciscan
- province
- T
- be
- Set
- up
- in
- the
- region
- of
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- was
- the
- bosnian
- Franciscan
- province
- in
- 1852
- the
- herzegovinian
- custody
- was
- established
- and
- in
- 1892
- the
- herzegovinian
- Franciscan
- province
- was
- founded
- members
- of
- which
- serve
- today
- in
- the
- parish
- of
- medjugorje
- the
- Franciscans
- have
- left
- indelible
- tracks
- in
- the
- region
- of
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- many
- have
- enriched
- the
- Croatian
- church
- with
- Their
- personal
- HOLINESS
- and
- heroic
- witnessing
- of
- the
- Gospel;
- they
- educated
- the
- population
- and
- Contributed
- T
- the
- alphabetisation
- and
- the
- development
- of
- art
- and
- Science
- in
- the
- great
- wars
- of
- the
- 17th
- century
- the
- majority
- of
- parishes
- in
- herzegovina
- were
- destroyed
- among
- them
- the
- parish
- of
- medjugorje
- when
- relative
- peace
- returned
- T
- herzegovina
- in
- the
- 18th
- century
- the
- Franciscans
- gathered
- the
- remaining
- Believers
- together
- and
- established
- parishes
- the
- parish
- of
- medjugorje
- was
- founded
- in
- the
- year
- 1892
- 5
- the
- austro
- Hungarian
- administration
- of
- bosnia
- herzegovina
- and
- the
- creation
- of
- early
- yugoslavia
- after
- liberation
- from
- ottoman
- rule
- in
- 1878
- the
- austro
- Hungarian
- Monarchy
- took
- power
- in
- These
- areas
- for
- political
- reasons
- it
- didn
- T
- want
- T
- include
- the
- newly
- liberated
- areas
- in
- the
- Croatian
- state
- T
- which
- they
- Historically
- belonged
- and
- so
- once
- again
- in
- history
- the
- Croatian
- people
- of
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- remained
- separated
- from
- the
- motherland
- in
- the
- year
- 1914
- the
- first
- world
- war
- began
- the
- reason
- being
- the
- assassination
- of
- franz
- Ferdinand
- in
- sarajevo
- carried
- Out
- by
- Gavril
- Princip
- A
- serbian
- in
- 1918
- at
- the
- end
- of
- the
- first
- world
- war
- yugoslavia
- was
- fraudulently
- brought
- int
- existence
- as
- the
- kingdom
- of
- Serbians
- croatians
- and
- Slovenians
- this
- fraud
- was
- brought
- about
- by
- the
- big
- powers
- of
- the
- time
- in
- this
- state
- the
- Croatian
- people
- were
- oppressed
- and
- the
- parliamentarian
- wh
- fought
- for
- the
- freedom
- of
- croatians
- was
- perfidiously
- killed
- in
- the
- parliament
- in
- belgrade
- in
- 1928
- in
- 1929
- the
- kingdom
- of
- yugoslavia
- was
- established
- which
- was
- T
- crumble
- at
- the
- Beginning
- of
- the
- second
- world
- war
- 6
- life
- in
- the
- second
- yugoslavia
- during
- the
- second
- world
- war
- the
- Losses
- of
- the
- Croatian
- people
- were
- immense
- at
- the
- end
- of
- the
- war
- itself
- when
- the
- Cease
- Fire
- had
- already
- been
- officially
- Declared
- about
- 300
- 000
- Civilians
- and
- Soldiers
- lost
- Their
- Lives
- at
- Bleiburg
- and
- at
- what
- is
- called
- the
- way
- of
- the
- cross
- of
- the
- Croatian
- people
- according
- T
- attained
- Agreements
- the
- allies
- were
- supposed
- T
- offer
- refuge
- T
- Croats
- after
- Their
- Surrender
- and
- T
- others
- wh
- were
- seeking
- T
- evade
- communism
- but
- the
- allies
- according
- T
- the
- order
- of
- the
- field
- martial
- General
- Harold
- Alexander
- handed
- the
- Soldiers
- and
- the
- Civilians
- over
- T
- the
- communists
- –
- the
- partisans
- in
- Bleiburg
- alone
- A
- multitude
- lost
- Their
- Lives
- while
- the
- rest
- of
- them
- had
- T
- form
- A
- 60km
- long
- line
- taking
- them
- T
- the
- communist
- yugoslavia
- and
- it
- S
- concentration
- camps
- this
- was
- the
- Beginning
- of
- the
- Croatian
- golgotha
- the
- so
- called
- way
- of
- the
- cross
- which
- extended
- from
- the
- most
- northern
- T
- the
- most
- southern
- point
- of
- the
- new
- multi
- ethnic
- state
- of
- yugoslavia
- the
- partisans
- killed
- the
- croatians
- while
- walking
- without
- trial
- without
- establishing
- Their
- eventual
- culpability
- at
- Their
- own
- discretion
- especially
- persecuted
- were
- the
- croatians
- from
- herzegovina
- the
- communists
- killed
- 630
- priests
- and
- nuns
- from
- croatia
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- alone
- in
- the
- herzegovinian
- Franciscan
- province
- 70
- Franciscans
- were
- killed
- the
- second
- world
- war
- medjugorje
- life
- under
- communist
- rule
- was
- hard
- people
- were
- beaten
- and
- sentenced
- T
- years
- in
- prison
- Just
- because
- they
- were
- catholics
- and
- croatians
- in
- schools
- Just
- as
- elsewhere
- in
- croatia
- the
- communists
- tried
- T
- separate
- Children
- from
- Their
- national
- Identity
- and
- Their
- faith
- thanks
- T
- the
- Strong
- faith
- of
- the
- people
- they
- didn
- T
- succeed
- in
- this
- at
- the
- same
- time
- the
- area
- was
- systematically
- Economically
- neglected
- with
- the
- aim
- of
- having
- as
- many
- people
- as
- possible
- leave
- the
- area…
- the
- pilgrims
- wh
- came
- here
- at
- the
- very
- Beginning
- of
- the
- apparitions
- saw
- all
- this
- in
- action
- they
- found
- here
- A
- very
- poor
- region
- and
- very
- rude
- policemen
- the
- administration
- didn
- T
- Permit
- the
- slightest
- help
- in
- accommodating
- the
- pilgrims;
- instead
- many
- of
- them
- together
- with
- the
- locals
- were
- persecuted
- and
- imprisoned
- Just
- because
- they
- said
- that
- our
- lady
- was
- appearing
- however
- the
- local
- people
- were
- Hospitable
- and
- had
- Their
- Standards
- 7
- liberation
- the
- communist
- tyranny
- Fell
- in
- 1990
- when
- the
- Croatian
- people
- unanimously
- decided
- for
- the
- independence
- and
- breakaway
- from
- the
- artificially
- created
- yugoslavia
- this
- certainly
- didn
- T
- tie
- in
- with
- the
- idea
- of
- great
- serbian
- S
- the
- yugoslavian
- army
- Made
- up
- primarily
- of
- Serbs
- militarily
- attacked
- slovenia
- on
- the
- 25th
- of
- june
- 1991
- the
- tenth
- anniversary
- of
- our
- lady
- S
- apparitions
- then
- croatia
- and
- afterwards
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- desiring
- T
- suffocate
- independence
- Several
- hundred
- thousands
- lost
- Their
- Lives
- during
- this
- bloody
- war
- the
- world
- could
- have
- stopped
- this
- bloodshed
- it
- didn
- T
- D
- this
- because
- of
- Their
- respective
- interests
- the
- e
- e
- c
- kept
- on
- condemning
- the
- warring
- sides
- hoping
- T
- wash
- ITS
- hands
- and
- save
- yugoslavia
- as
- A
- multinational
- state
- which
- could
- be
- used
- T
- further
- Their
- own
- aims
- james
- baker
- the
- prime
- minister
- of
- the
- bush
- administration
- Even
- permitted
- the
- yugoslav
- army
- T
- attack
- slovenia
- European
- and
- world
- powers
- sought
- Out
- and
- still
- seek
- Their
- own
- interests
- in
- These
- areas
- because
- of
- that
- they
- tried
- and
- continue
- T
- try
- T
- fog
- up
- this
- war
- presenting
- it
- as
- A
- civil
- war
- in
- which
- all
- were
- EQUAL
- the
- truth
- is
- however
- completely
- different
- and
- very
- Simple:
- the
- Serbs
- wanting
- T
- create
- the
- great
- Serbia
- them
- in
- the
- same
- state
- they
- were
- able
- T
- D
- this
- because
- in
- ex
- yugoslavia
- all
- the
- power
- was
- in
- Their
- hands
- the
- major
- world
- powers
- had
- chosen
- them
- as
- the
- policemen
- of
- the
- Balkans
- and
- because
- of
- this
- they
- looked
- benignly
- on
- Their
- actions
- Even
- when
- they
- had
- committed
- the
- first
- genocide
- as
- in
- Vukovar
- the
- major
- world
- powers
- didn
- T
- want
- T
- stop
- them
- they
- only
- began
- T
- stop
- them
- when
- they
- exceeded
- every
- measure
- and
- began
- T
- injure
- the
- reputation
- of
- Their
- protectors
- the
- warfare
- between
- croatians
- and
- the
- Moslem
- community
- in
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- in
- 1993
- began
- as
- A
- Series
- of
- misunderstandings
- but
- als
- Out
- of
- A
- desire
- of
- some
- foreign
- intelligence
- services
- T
- occupy
- as
- much
- as
- possible
- of
- the
- territories
- in
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- and
- T
- consolidate
- there
- the
- croatians
- simply
- desired
- that
- N
- one
- Other
- than
- themselves
- govern
- them
- anymore
- they
- Wanted
- T
- have
- Their
- own
- schools
- T
- be
- allowed
- T
- call
- Their
- own
- language
- Croatian
- while
- remaining
- in
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- the
- Moslem
- community
- the
- Largest
- in
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- LED
- by
- A
- fundamentalist
- Leadership
- Wanted
- T
- administrate
- the
- new
- state
- according
- T
- the
- islamic
- law
- and
- T
- impose
- ITS
- rule
- upon
- the
- others
- for
- this
- reason
- they
- brought
- int
- the
- country
- the
- islamic
- Soldiers
- mudjahedins
- from
- all
- over
- the
- world
- wh
- committed
- terrible
- crimes
- in
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- this
- war
- however
- was
- stopped
- very
- Rapidly
- because
- it
- was
- really
- not
- needed
- today
- medjugorje
- is
- A
- part
- of
- the
- state
- of
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- because
- of
- the
- communist
- administration
- and
- the
- terrible
- war
- the
- infrastructure
- of
- medjugorje
- is
- still
- underdeveloped
- this
- however
- didn
- T
- stop
- pilgrims
- from
- coming
- here
- Even
- during
- the
- cruelest
- clashes
- of
- the
- war
- many
- of
- them
- brought
- aid
- thus
- helping
- the
- Croatian
- people
- T
- remain
- where
- they
- were
- the
- Croatian
- people
- will
- never
- forget
- this
- today
- pilgrims
- are
- coming
- More
- and
- More
- they
- want
- T
- experience
- this
- time
- of
- Grace
- with
- Their
- whole
- hearts
- and
- not
- let
- it
- pass
- them
- by
- medjugorje
- is
- A
- small
- Town
- in
- south
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- it
- is
- located
- on
- bakan
- peninsula
- in
- the
- Southeastern
- Europe
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- borders
- with
- croatia
- Serbia
- and
- Montenegro
- it
- has
- an
- area
- of
- 51
- 129
- square
- kilometers
- and
- is
- almost
- landlocked
- except
- for
- the
- 26
- kilometers
- of
- the
- Adriatic
- sea
- Coastline
- around
- the
- country
- S
- Town
- neum
- official
- languages
- in
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- are
- bosnian
- Croatian
- and
- serbian
- the
- country
- S
- Capital
- is
- sarajevo
- the
- name
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- comes
- from
- the
- tw
- regions
- –
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- medjugorje
- is
- located
- in
- herzegovina
- about
- 25
- kilometers
- from
- Mostar
- it
- has
- mild
- mediterranean
- climate
- with
- hot
- summer
- and
- mild
- Winter
- medjugorje
- parish
- Consists
- of
- five
- nearby
- villages
- –
- medjugorje
- Bijakovici
- Surmanci
- Vionica
- and
- Miletina
- the
- parish
- was
- founded
- in
- Late
- 1892
- and
- is
- dedicated
- T
- st
- james
- the
- apostle
- protector
- of
- pilgrims
- medjugorje
- currently
- inhabits
- about
- 4300
- residents
- geographical
- situation
- of
- herzegovina
- the
- parish
- of
- medjugorje
- is
- situated
- in
- the
- southern
- part
- of
- herzegovina
- in
- the
- present
- day
- state
- of
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- in
- order
- for
- the
- reader
- T
- have
- A
- complete
- picture
- of
- the
- situation
- climate
- irrigation
- and
- Vegetation
- of
- medjugorje
- it
- is
- essential
- T
- have
- A
- better
- look
- at
- ITS
- surrounding
- areas
- herzegovina
- is
- situated
- between
- tw
- regions:
- A
- mountainous
- region
- T
- the
- north
- and
- A
- coastal
- region
- T
- the
- south
- the
- mountainous
- wall
- T
- the
- north
- holds
- back
- the
- circulation
- of
- atmospheric
- masses
- from
- the
- mediterranean
- creating
- favourable
- climatic
- conditions
- for
- Various
- vegetal
- cultivations
- in
- the
- area
- of
- herzegovina
- herzegovina
- covers
- an
- area
- of
- 9
- 948
- square
- kilometres
- it
- is
- bordered
- T
- the
- east
- by
- Montenegro
- T
- the
- west
- by
- bosnia
- T
- the
- south
- and
- southeast
- by
- southern
- croatia
- and
- in
- one
- area
- forms
- part
- of
- the
- Adriatic
- coast
- the
- Main
- cultural
- and
- administrational
- centre
- is
- Mostar
- climatic
- conditions
- the
- nearby
- sea
- relief
- and
- height
- above
- sea
- level
- influence
- the
- climate
- of
- herzegovina
- medjugorje
- is
- situated
- in
- the
- part
- of
- herzegovina
- where
- the
- mediterranean
- climate
- with
- ITS
- gentle
- winters
- and
- warm
- summers
- is
- predominant
- it
- is
- characterised
- by
- Rainfall
- in
- the
- colder
- period
- of
- the
- year
- during
- Winter
- the
- Adriatic
- sea
- gives
- off
- the
- heat
- accumulated
- during
- the
- summer
- period
- easing
- Winter
- atmospheric
- temperatures
- in
- July
- and
- august
- summer
- temperatures
- reach
- Their
- maximum
- maximum
- precipitation
- takes
- place
- in
- the
- autumn
- though
- Rainfall
- can
- als
- be
- felt
- in
- the
- spring
- however
- the
- greatest
- Quantities
- fall
- in
- november
- and
- december
- regarding
- wind
- north
- and
- northeasterly
- winds
- are
- predominant
- locally
- they
- are
- referred
- T
- as
- northerly
- or
- bura
- Winter
- is
- at
- ITS
- coldest
- when
- this
- characteristically
- dry
- wind
- Blows
- every
- second
- day
- herzegovina
- has
- another
- recurring
- wind
- called
- jugo
- this
- wind
- Blows
- directly
- from
- the
- Adriatic
- sea
- most
- often
- during
- the
- autumn
- and
- spring
- it
- is
- saturated
- with
- humidity
- and
- in
- the
- autumn
- brings
- Rainfall
- in
- Large
- Quantities
- it
- is
- considerable
- in
- Strength
- and
- Blows
- for
- A
- few
- days
- after
- which
- the
- showers
- then
- stop
- on
- the
- basis
- of
- climatic
- evidence
- found
- in
- meteorological
- annals
- we
- can
- conclude
- that
- herzegovina
- is
- influenced
- by
- mediterranean
- continental
- and
- mountain
- climates
- and
- in
- the
- area
- of
- southern
- herzegovina
- where
- medjugorje
- is
- situated
- A
- mediterranean
- climate
- is
- predominant
- Hydrographical
- conditions
- herzegovina
- is
- A
- Rugged
- country
- in
- which
- limy
- layers
- originating
- in
- the
- Triassic
- jurassic
- and
- Cretaceous
- ages
- extend
- for
- tens
- of
- metres
- These
- layers
- spring
- up
- in
- spots
- are
- sometimes
- crushed
- or
- are
- in
- the
- form
- of
- Large
- masses
- water
- follows
- These
- Rifts
- disappears
- from
- the
- surface
- for
- A
- while
- creates
- receptacles
- underground
- or
- pours
- underground
- and
- crops
- up
- later
- on
- the
- surface
- as
- A
- whole
- river
- from
- These
- sources
- the
- herzegovinian
- rivers
- buna
- tihaljina
- Jasenica
- radobolja
- Trebisnica
- Vriostica
- Bregava
- Rama
- buka
- Krupica
- ETC
- well
- up
- some
- of
- These
- rivers
- after
- A
- short
- flow
- on
- the
- surface
- disappear
- again
- underground
- and
- after
- A
- few
- kilometres
- spring
- up
- on
- the
- surface
- again
- and
- receive
- another
- name
- the
- copious
- autumn
- rains
- which
- fall
- in
- the
- area
- of
- herzegovina
- create
- streams
- These
- make
- the
- rivers
- swell
- and
- flood
- and
- the
- karst
- expanses
- become
- lakes
- the
- area
- of
- southern
- herzegovina
- is
- More
- Sparse
- regarding
- mountain
- Springs
- however
- those
- water
- Springs
- which
- it
- does
- possess
- present
- A
- real
- attraction
- being
- More
- abundant
- than
- those
- of
- the
- mountains
- the
- waterways
- of
- herzegovina
- are
- very
- attractive:
- some
- for
- the
- nature
- lovers
- some
- for
- the
- canoers
- some
- for
- the
- fisherman
- and
- others
- for
- those
- seeking
- A
- place
- T
- bathe
- rest
- and
- refresh
- themselves
- Vegetation
- Just
- as
- the
- area
- of
- herzegovina
- stretches
- from
- the
- coast
- T
- high
- mountain
- Land
- S
- to
- the
- belts
- of
- woodland
- correspond
- T
- the
- different
- levels
- above
- the
- sea
- during
- the
- Winter
- or
- during
- the
- summer
- drought
- when
- the
- Vegetation
- completely
- dies
- Out
- some
- herzegovinian
- landscapes
- look
- like
- A
- karst
- DESERT
- of
- the
- Total
- Land
- area
- of
- herzegovina
- 56
- 8%
- is
- given
- T
- agriculture
- arable
- and
- pastoral
- lands
- while
- 42
- 4%
- is
- taken
- up
- by
- the
- woodland
- the
- remainder
- is
- 8%
- in
- southern
- herzegovina
- the
- evergreen
- Vegetation
- is
- predominant
- S
- this
- picturesque
- landscape
- is
- Held
- throughout
- the
- whole
- year
- ITS
- Greenery
- decorates
- the
- karst
- hillsides
- and
- the
- Coastline
- in
- the
- area
- surrounding
- medjugorje
- many
- expansive
- lush
- oak
- woods
- can
- be
- seen
- and
- here
- and
- there
- they
- crop
- up
- T
- beautify
- Other
- areas
- of
- herzegovina
- herzegovina
- als
- has
- some
- indigenous
- species
- of
- Plant
- life
- from
- the
- significant
- mediterranean
- genus
- we
- can
- single
- Out
- the
- pomegranate
- ITS
- red
- flowers
- and
- fruit
- attract
- attention
- ITS
- oak
- Ivy
- beech
- and
- Cystisis
- laburnum
- are
- Elements
- belonging
- T
- the
- mediterranean
- Flora
- while
- ITS
- pine
- belongs
- T
- the
- euro
- asian
- Flora
- the
- pretty
- blossoms
- on
- the
- brambles
- and
- Heather
- sage
- and
- honeysuckle
- which
- are
- Typical
- of
- the
- herzegovinian
- hillsides
- present
- an
- attractive
- allurement
- when
- this
- Shrubbery
- blooms
- the
- grey
- karst
- hillsides
- change
- colour
- in
- the
- springtime
- the
- honeysuckle
- gives
- it
- A
- yellowy
- hue
- which
- later
- becomes
- blue
- with
- the
- sage
- then
- white
- from
- the
- Heather
- and
- brownish
- yellow
- from
- the
- blossoming
- brambles
- if
- we
- could
- look
- from
- above
- we
- would
- See
- A
- multi
- coloured
- carpet
- landscape
- this
- Presents
- A
- Romantic
- herzegovinian
- landscape
- the
- perfume
- of
- the
- flowers
- and
- the
- freshness
- of
- the
- air
- have
- A
- favourable
- influence
- on
- the
- human
- Organism
- bees
- fly
- from
- flower
- T
- flower
- and
- produce
- the
- well
- known
- herzegovinian
- Restorative
- or
- healing
- honey
- apart
- from
- the
- indigenous
- species
- of
- nature
- there
- S
- als
- the
- man
- Made
- cultivation
- of
- crops
- which
- with
- the
- help
- of
- the
- fruitful
- soil
- of
- the
- area
- has
- Made
- something
- unique
- the
- well
- known
- herzegovinian
- tobacc
- Nicotinum
- tobacum
- is
- featured
- as
- one
- of
- the
- best
- tobaccos
- of
- the
- world
- for
- ITS
- Quality
- however
- ITS
- exportation
- is
- practically
- unheard
- of
- in
- the
- present
- day
- nonetheless
- herzegovina
- has
- Other
- rarities
- and
- Quality
- products
- which
- make
- HER
- exporters
- proud
- among
- them
- we
- certainly
- must
- mention
- the
- well
- known
- wines
- zilavka
- and
- blatina
- These
- vines
- flourish
- only
- in
- herzegovina
- under
- These
- conditions
- and
- in
- the
- comfortable
- mediterranean
- climate
- herzegovina
- is
- als
- renowned
- for
- the
- first
- cherries
- due
- T
- climate
- and
- conditions
- they
- ripen
- much
- earlier
- here
- than
- in
- surrounding
- areas
- in
- fact
- the
- herzegovinian
- conditions
- are
- predisposed
- for
- the
- planting
- of
- fruit
- trees
- thousands
- of
- cherry
- plum
- pear
- Peach
- apple
- apricot
- and
- marasca
- trees
- grow
- here
- because
- of
- this
- herzegovina
- has
- become
- one
- of
- the
- Biggest
- Providers
- of
- fruit
- and
- vegetables
- in
- bosnia
- herzegovina
- These
- are
- immense
- plantations
- watered
- by
- artificial
- rain
- clouds
- population
- the
- population
- of
- medjugorje
- currently
- numbers
- about
- 4300
- inhabitants
- all
- are
- of
- Croatian
- nationality
- speak
- the
- Croatian
- language
- Write
- with
- the
- Latin
- alphabet
- and
- are
- catholic
- politically
- the
- new
- state
- under
- which
- medjugorje
- emerges
- is
- A
- parliamentary
- Democracy
- throughout
- history
- this
- area
- was
- noted
- for
- continuous
- migration
- before
- the
- first
- world
- war
- great
- poverty
- drove
- them
- Out
- int
- the
- world
- during
- the
- period
- between
- the
- tw
- world
- wars
- serbian
- hegemony
- and
- persecution
- under
- the
- new
- multi
- ethnic
- yugoslavian
- state
- drove
- many
- T
- leave
- Their
- homeland
- for
- the
- far
- off
- lands
- of
- north
- and
- south
- america
- the
- real
- Large
- scale
- emigration
- however
- began
- after
- the
- second
- world
- war
- when
- the
- communist
- dictators
- forced
- many
- T
- run
- away
- beyond
- the
- borders
- of
- Their
- own
- native
- croatia
- suffocated
- by
- the
- communist
- creation
- called
- yugoslavia
- in
- the
- early
- nineteen
- sixties
- A
- real
- exodus
- of
- Croatian
- people
- occurred:
- they
- left
- on
- S
- called
- temporary
- work
- for
- Germany
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- the
- USA
- canada
- Australia
- and
- Even
- as
- far
- away
- as
- south
- africa
- and
- new
- zealand
- the
- communists
- said
- that
- they
- had
- left
- only
- temporarily
- in
- reality
- they
- had
- sold
- them
- throughout
- the
- world
- as
- Slaves
- they
- used
- them
- as
- A
- cheap
- way
- of
- gaining
- foreign
- currency
- the
- irony
- of
- the
- political
- communist
- system
- Declared
- most
- of
- them
- wh
- were
- forced
- T
- work
- Just
- for
- Survival
- itself
- T
- be
- enemies
- of
- the
- state
- which
- als
- condemned
- Their
- families
- in
- the
- homeland
- this
- is
- how
- Their
- return
- became
- completely
- impossible
- the
- population
- of
- the
- parish
- of
- medjugorje
- started
- T
- return
- bit
- by
- bit
- fostered
- by
- Supernatural
- events
- our
- lady
- S
- apparitions
- which
- began
- back
- in
- 1981
- welcome
- T
- medjugorje
- medjugorje
- is
- A
- small
- village
- in
- Western
- herzegovina
- inhabited
- by
- Croatian
- catholics
- on
- 24
- june
- 1981
- about
- six
- o
- clock
- in
- the
- Afternoon
- A
- blessed
- virgin
- mary
- appeared
- T
- six
- young
- people
- ivanka
- Ivanković
- mirjana
- Dragičević
- vicka
- Ivanković
- Ivan
- Dragičević
- Ivan
- Ivanković
- and
- milka
- pavlović
- at
- Podbrdo
- on
- the
- slopes
- of
- MT
- Crnica
- this
- location
- is
- known
- as
- apparition
- hill
- or
- A
- place
- where
- mary
- has
- promised
- T
- leave
- A
- permanent
- sign
- once
- the
- apparitions
- have
- ceased
- since
- then
- medjugorje
- has
- become
- the
- best
- known
- and
- most
- visited
- place
- in
- south
- east
- Europe
- Millions
- of
- pilgrims
- from
- all
- over
- the
- world
- Visit
- medjugorje
- every
- year
- T
- find
- peace
- and
- Hope
- in
- the
- messages
- from
- our
- lady
- the
- Queen
- of
- peace
- Each
- day
- at
- st
- james
- church
- Several
- masses
- in
- different
- languages
- are
- celebrated
- and
- thousands
- of
- people
- attend
- in
- the
- evening
- the
- church
- is
- jammed
- with
- pilgrims
- wh
- come
- T
- pray
- the
- rosary
- joyful
- and
- sorrowful
- mysteries
- before
- mass
- glorious
- mysteries
- after
- mass
- and
- T
- receive
- the
- sacrament
- of
- reconciliation
- many
- remain
- for
- A
- healing
- service
- it
- is
- during
- the
- evening
- rosary
- that
- the
- apparitions
- take
- place
- in
- the
- choir
- of
- st
- james
- church
- medjugorje
- is
- one
- of
- the
- most
- powerful
- prayer
- centers
- in
- the
- world
- today
- our
- lady
- is
- still
- appearing
- on
- regular
- basis
- T
- four
- of
- three
- Visionaries
- regular
- apparitions
- stopped
- for
- mirjana
- Dragičević
- on
- 25
- december
- 1982
- when
- our
- lady
- confided
- the
- tenth
- and
- last
- secret
- T
- HER
- and
- promised
- that
- she
- would
- appear
- T
- HER
- on
- HER
- birthdays
- and
- special
- Occasions
- ivanka
- Dragičević
- had
- HER
- last
- Vision
- of
- our
- lady
- on
- 7
- may
- 1985
- in
- the
- meantime
- tw
- new
- locutionares
- have
- claimed
- T
- be
- getting
- messages
- from
- our
- lady
- jelena
- Vasilj
- since
- 15
- december
- 1982
- and
- mirjana
- Vasilj
- since
- 1
- april
- 1983
- number
- of
- pilgrims
- wh
- Visit
- medjugorje
- and
- famous
- apparition
- hill
- is
- growing
- every
- year
- today
- medjugorje
- is
- one
- of
- the
- most
- powerful
- prayer
- centers
- in
- the
- world
- when
- traveling
- T
- medjugorje
- you
- should
- Always
- have
- on
- mind
- Visa
- Requirements
- if
- any
- there
- were
- many
- Cases
- where
- pilgrims
- decided
- T
- travel
- on
- Their
- own
- and
- were
- left
- at
- the
- border
- when
- they
- failed
- T
- show
- Their
- Valid
- visas
- and/or
- passports
- traveling
- T
- foreign
- country
- is
- A
- big
- decision
- and
- should
- Always
- g
- as
- Smooth
- as
- possible
- that
- S
- the
- reason
- why
- you
- should
- Always
- plan
- AHEAD
- and
- gather
- all
- the
- information
- you
- need
- on
- how
- T
- travel
- T
- A
- specific
- country
- medjugorje
- is
- located
- in
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- as
- A
- major
- Pilgrimage
- site
- medjugorje
- has
- many
- religious
- and
- tourist
- agencies
- that
- help
- pilgrims
- all
- around
- the
- world
- with
- T
- find
- Answers
- T
- Their
- Questions
- or
- concerns
- country
- Passport
- required
- Visa
- required
- return
- ticket
- required
- visas
- visas
- are
- not
- required
- by
- Nationals
- of
- countries
- referred
- T
- in
- the
- chart
- above
- for
- stays
- of
- up
- T
- three
- months
- Nationals
- not
- referred
- T
- in
- the
- chart
- above
- should
- consult
- bosnian
- embassy
- for
- all
- Other
- information
- and
- Visa
- Requirements
- note
- bosnia
- and
- herzegovina
- does
- not
- recognize
- passports
- issued
- by
- the
- former
- yugoslav
- federation
- republic
- which
- has
- red
- cover
- Passport
- information
- Valid
- Passport
- required
- by
- all
- Nationals
- of
- countries
- referred
- T
- in
- chart
- above
- except:
- A
- holders
- of
- Valid
- national
- Identity
- cards
- issued
- T
- Nationals
- of
- austria
- Belgium
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- italy
- Luxembourg
- the
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
- and
- Sweden;
- B
- Nationals
- of
- Germany
- Holding
- Valid
- Identity
- cards
- issued
- for
- minors
- called
- A
- kinderausweis
- with
- phot
- medjugorje
- as
- well
- as
- the
- major
- part
- of
- herzegovina
- has
- mediterranean
- climate
- this
- means
- that
- summers
- are
- humid
- long
- and
- hot
- while
- winters
- are
- rather
- mild
- located
- between
- the
- herzegovinian
- mountains
- medjugorje
- gets
- cooler
- temperatures
- thanks
- T
- the
- winds
- coming
- from
- the
- Adriatic
- sea
- this
- wind
- locally
- called
- and
- knows
- as
- bura
- als
- brings
- some
- snow
- from
- the
- neighboring
- mountains
- snow
- is
- not
- very
- common
- in
- this
- part
- of
- bosnia
- temperatures
- rarely
- fall
- below
- Zer
- celsius
- but
- Strong
- wind
- can
- fool
- locals
- and
- make
- them
- believe
- it
- is
- A
- lot
- colder
- that
- it
- really
- is
- if
- you
- plan
- T
- Visit
- medjugorje
- during
- Winter
- months
- pack
- warm
- clothes
- if
- you
- have
- sensitive
- skin
- the
- wind
- can
- make
- it
- Even
- More
- sensitive
- and
- dry
- S
- it
- is
- recommended
- T
- bring
- lotions
- that
- will
- Keep
- your
- skin
- moisturized
- and
- healthy
- during
- the
- colder
- months
- Rainfall
- is
- very
- common
- Adriatic
- sea
- brings
- warmer
- air
- T
- this
- part
- of
- the
- country
- which
- is
- the
- reason
- why
- medjugorje
- has
- mediterranean
- climate
- Winter
- is
- at
- ITS
- coldest
- when
- this
- usually
- dry
- wind
- Blows
- almost
- every
- second
- day
- R0001X
- medjugorje
- rock
- rosary
- These
- rock
- rosaries
- are
- handmade
- in
- medjugorje
- from
- Rocks
- from
- apparition
- hill
- Podbrdo
- These
- rock
- rosaries
- are
- handmade
- by
- A
- family
- that
- suffered
- death
- and
- destruction
- of
- Their
- home
- during
- the
- war
- in
- 1991
- 1994
- These
- rosaries
- are
- Their
- only
- means
- of
- Income
- they
- feature
- the
- same
- Terra
- center
- soil
- from
- medjugorje
- as
- our
- metal
- rosaries
- with
- the
- Image
- of
- our
- lady
- of
- medjugorje
- on
- one
- side
- and
- A
- trinity
- crucifix
- items
- can
- vary
- slightly
- from
- the
- picture
- because
- they
- are
- handmade
- Each
- is
- different
- the
- color
- and
- shape
- will
- be
- different
- on
- every
- rosary
- These
- rosaries
- are
- not
- blessed
- R0002X
- medjugorje
- rose
- rosary
- These
- beautiful
- rose
- rosaries
- have
- red
- rose
- colored
- Beads
- and
- A
- wonderful
- rose
- Fragrance
- These
- rosaries
- are
- handmade
- by
- A
- family
- that
- suffered
- death
- and
- destruction
- of
- Their
- home
- during
- the
- war
- in
- 1991
- 1994
- These
- rosaries
- are
- Their
- only
- means
- of
- Income
- they
- feature
- A
- center
- with
- the
- Image
- of
- our
- lady
- of
- medjugorje
- on
- one
- side
- and
- st
- james
- church
- on
- the
- Other
- as
- well
- as
- A
- trinity
- crucifix
- handmade
- items
- can
- vary
- slightly
- from
- the
- picture
- These
- rosaries
- are
- not
- blessed
- B0001X
- handcrafted
- rock
- Bracelet
- some
- of
- you
- may
- have
- visited
- jozo
- S
- art
- gallery
- in
- medjugorje
- at
- the
- Base
- of
- apparition
- hill
- JOZ
- is
- A
- stone
- Artist
- and
- hand
- crafts
- beautiful
- bracelets
- and
- chaplets
- from
- Stones
- he
- collects
- on
- apparition
- hill
- because
- they
- are
- handmade
- Each
- is
- different
- the
- color
- and
- shape
- of
- the
- center
- and
- cross
- will
- be
- different
- on
- every
- Bracelet
- These
- peace
- chaplets
- are
- very
- unique
- and
- beautiful
- Quantities
- are
- limited
- These
- bracelets
- are
- not
- blessed
- the
- peace
- Bracelet
- has
- been
- A
- long
- Tradition
- in
- croatia
- and
- has
- been
- prayed
- by
- families
- for
- generations
- it
- is
- said
- by
- praying
- the
- Creed
- and
- then
- 7
- our
- father
- hail
- mary
- and
- glory
- be
- S
- when
- our
- lady
- first
- appeared
- in
- 1981
- she
- told
- the
- Visionaries
- that
- she
- would
- like
- them
- T
- continue
- praying
- this
- prayer
- it
- is
- still
- prayed
- at
- the
- end
- of
- mass
- Each
- evening
- in
- medjugorje
- S0001X
- our
- lady
- of
- medjugorje
- A
- new
- and
- beautiful
- statue
- of
- our
- lady
- of
- medjugorje
- this
- statue
- is
- cca
- 42cm
- 16
- 5
- in
- size
- the
- ana
- S
- family
- guarantees
- that
- this
- figure
- manufactured
- inside
- Their
- workrooms
- painted
- and
- completely
- finished
- by
- hand
- following
- the
- Tradition
- of
- Capodimonte
- style
- was
- Made
- Out
- of
- an
- original
- Masterpiece
- moulded
- by
- Their
- own
- sculptors
- respecting
- the
- very
- old
- artistic
- italian
- Tradition
- that
- great
- masters
- handed
- on
- from
- father
- T
- son
- until
- today
- possible
- small
- imperfections
- prove
- the
- Quality
- of
- the
- artisan
- work
- and
- guarantee
- the
- originality
- of
- the
- manufacturing
- These
- statues
- are
- not
- blessed
- S0002X
- our
- lady
- in
- tihaljina
- A
- copy
- of
- the
- famous
- and
- beautiful
- statue
- of
- our
- lady
- as
- seen
- in
- tihaljina
- this
- statue
- is
- many
- times
- mistaken
- for
- our
- lady
- of
- medjugorje
- and
- has
- become
- the
- Image
- that
- many
- of
- US
- Associate
- with
- medjugorje
- this
- statue
- is
- cca
- 28cm
- 11
- in
- size
- available
- in
- Both
- cca
- 28
- CM
- 11
- and
- cca
- 43
- CM
- 17
- size
- the
- ana
- S
- family
- guarantees
- that
- this
- figure
- manufactured
- inside
- Their
- workrooms
- painted
- and
- completely
- finished
- by
- hand
- following
- the
- Tradition
- of
- Capodimonte
- style
- was
- Made
- Out
- of
- an
- original
- Masterpiece
- moulded
- by
- Their
- own
- sculptors
- respecting
- the
- very
- old
- artistic
- italian
- Tradition
- that
- great
- masters
- handed
- on
- from
- father
- T
- son
- until
- today
- possible
- small
- imperfections
- prove
- the
- Quality
- of
- the
- artisan
- work
- and
- guarantee
- the
- originality
- of
- the
- manufacturing
- These
- statues
- are
- not
- blessed
- C0001X
- medjugorje
- standing
- crucifix
- beautiful
- handmade
- standing
- crucifix
- These
- crucifixes
- are
- Made
- by
- A
- local
- man
- in
- medjugorje
- he
- hand
- finishes
- them
- and
- mounts
- A
- beautiful
- bronze
- or
- gold
- colored
- corpus
- of
- Jesus
- because
- they
- are
- hand
- Made
- size
- and
- shape
- can
- vary
- because
- they
- are
- handmade
- Each
- is
- different
- the
- color
- and
- shape
- will
- be
- different
- on
- every
- crucifix
- These
- are
- A
- Rare
- find
- approximately
- 25cm
- 9
- in
- heigh
- These
- crucifix
- are
- not
- blessed
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