Chapel <strong>of</strong> All Saints, Stara Marča <strong>The</strong> church has a rectangular nave, triangular apse and bell tower before the facade. It was constructed at the turn <strong>of</strong> the 20th century and contains an altar from the period <strong>of</strong> construction (Classicist style). It has recently been restored. <strong>The</strong> church stands next to the local cemetery. Marča Greek Catholic Eparchy <strong>The</strong> Holy Office, led by Pope Paul V discussed the issue <strong>of</strong> creating a union between the Holy See and the Marča Eparchy, and on 19 November 1611, Cardinal Robert Belarmino issued a letter confirming that Simeon Vratanje had entered into a union with the Catholic Church, and the Pope recognized Simeon as the bishop for the all faithful <strong>of</strong> the Greek Catholic faith in Hungary, Slavonia, Croatia and as far as Kranj. On 21 November 1611, Pope Paul V issued the decree “Divinae Majestatis arbitrio” which canonically established the Marča monastery under the name St. Michael the Archangel. It was constructed at the site <strong>of</strong> the former Church <strong>of</strong> All Saints, and Bishop Simeon was appointed abbot. Parish Church <strong>of</strong> the Assumption <strong>of</strong> the Blessed Virgin Mary <strong>The</strong> church was already mentioned in the 13 th century, when it was part <strong>of</strong> a convent that was destroyed during the Tatar invasions, while the parish was included on the 1334 list <strong>of</strong> parishes. <strong>The</strong> church was given a Baroque appearance in 1759. <strong>The</strong> Baroque inventory has been completely preserved and restored, including the unique example <strong>of</strong> the ‘Lord’s tomb’ from 1692, designed in the form <strong>of</strong> a Baroque stage. <strong>The</strong> Baroque inventory dates back to the second half <strong>of</strong> the 18 th century, and consists <strong>of</strong> 8 altars: the main altar <strong>of</strong> the Assumption <strong>of</strong> the Blessed Virgin Mary (the work <strong>of</strong> Franjo Antun Straub), and the side altars <strong>of</strong> St. George, St. Joseph, the Epiphany, St. Barbara (Baroque master from the mid 18 th century), St. Anthony the Hermit, Our Lady <strong>of</strong> Sorrows and the Holy Cross. <strong>The</strong> church inventory also includes a valuable pulpit and throne <strong>of</strong> Our Lady with baldachin, the christening font with the sculpture <strong>of</strong> St. John, and a valuable organ from 1834 created by local master Pavao Pump. <strong>The</strong> stone statue <strong>of</strong> the Mother <strong>of</strong> God, bearing a pieta motif and containing many mysterious elements, is from an unknown period. Info: Parish <strong>of</strong>fice, tel. +385 1 2831 400 18 Kloštar Ivanić
<strong>The</strong> organ is a mechanical system with wooden pipes, two manuals and one pedal, and is the work <strong>of</strong> reputed <strong>Zagreb</strong> organ builder Pavao Pump (19 th century). This is one <strong>of</strong> the largest organs in the Beidermayer style in Croatia. <strong>The</strong> organ was fully restored in 1988. Kloštar Ivanić 19
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