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Lady of Mercy Church – a Cradle of Dubrovnik Maritime Tradition

One of the oldest and the most visited Marian shine of the diocese of Dubrovnik, and among the oldest in Croatia, is the church of Our Lady of Mercy. This old church has overcome bad weather, earthquakes as well as destructive human intervention. It is not known who built it or when. In the old archives and until it was restored in 1608 it was called “ancient” and as “the church established from time immemorial”. It has achieved a special role as the guardian of material and spiritual identity of the city – a role maintained by its Capuchin monk carers for a century. A Pope’s decree named it the Sanctuary and Sailors Votive Shrine. Since then, it has greeted every ship that sailed past it. Dubrovnik sailors would visit the church before and after their voyage and would express their gratitude to Our Lady of Mercy by donating image of their ships on for the walls of the church or and other votive presents, now exhibited in the Gallery of Sailors Votive Paintings museum, and where the painting of the cutter Jessie on the North West Cape of Australia is now kept. Besides seafarers and their families, the church is a favorite one all over the nation that comes in a wide variety, especially celebrating the commemoration Day of the Birth of Our Lady – September 8th.

Marian and Sailors Votive Shrine, gallery, votive paintings

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