Šabić Nediljko: Tučepska sakralna baština

Nediljko Šabić: Tučep sacred heritage

Published by the Parish of St. Ante in Tučepi, Fr. Nediljko Šabić published the book "Tučep Sacred Heritage". Co-publishers are the Municipality of Tučepi and the Tourist Board of Tučepi.

Sacral heritage in Tučepi of Fr Nediljko Šabić, parish priest of St. Ante Padovanski in Tučepi, expertly processes the tangible and intangible sacral heritage of the Tučepi region, from ancient times to the present day. In the chapter Material Sacral Heritage, Brother Nediljko Šabić describes seven churches in Tučep - the parish church of St. Anthony of Padua, church of St. Nikola Tavelić, the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady or the Church of Our Lady, the Church of St. Jure, Church of St. Kate, the church of St. Roka and the church of St. Mihovila - and expertly and skilfully tells about the patron saints after whom Tučep's churches were named. Five Tučep chapels are precious treasures of Tučep's material sacral heritage: the chapel of St. Ante on Malome Vrh, Our Lady's chapel on Lađana, the cave of Our Lady of Lourdes in Staroma Selo – Šimići, Mravičići and Ševelja, the chapel of St. Ante in Podstup and the chapel of Our Lady of Sinj in Tučepi - on the Promenade.
In the chapter Intangible sacred heritage the author describes Tučep customs: the veneration of saints and preparation for the Christmas and Easter holidays.
This valuable monograph is an exceptional contribution to preserving the national identity of the Tučep region, a precious and important stone in the mosaic of Croatian national identity.

About to the author
There are not many people who selflessly give themselves to their neighbors and hug them with both arms. Brother Nediljko Šabić is one of them. Fra Nediljko is exactly the kind of shepherd that all believers wish for - trustworthy and strict, disciplined in his work and full of laughter. Brother Nediljko did a lot of good to his parishioners, both in Germany and in Croatia, and those who know him remember him for his sparkling energy, tireless work and selfless love with which he protects all his acquaintances and friends.
He wrote this monograph for his parishioners in St. Ante Padovanski in Tučepi, wanting to leave behind one more trace that will shine like a firefly over the traces that he left every day in the 13 years of leading the Parish, both in the sun and in the rain, tirelessly and devotedly. These traces are full of kindness, love for neighbors, God, the homeland, the Croatian language and the Croatian homeland.