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Na vrbni~kim ulicama sresti }ete Kapare ne samo u
procesijama na Veliki Petak, ve} i kod svakog pogreba.
Prema starodrevnom obi~aju Kapari ve} 700. godina
velikodu{no u istoj odje}i s crvenim kri`i}em na prsima
i le|ima, obavljaju svoju misiju gratis et amore. Iz
ljubavi i besplatno nose ili voze sve umrle mje{tane od
ku}e u crkvu i na vje~ni po~inak mole}i i pjevaju}i
nabo`ne pjesme za spas pokojnikove du{e. Slu{aju}i
njihove stare i lijepe nabo`ne melodije crkvenoslavenskog
glagoljskog pjevanja poput Bo`jeg pla~a i Poljubice
do`ivljavamo izvorni srednjovjekovni ugo|aj. Dio
tog ugo|aja mo`emo do`ivjeti i u `upnoj crkvi Sv.
Marije ukra{ene velikom oltarnom palom iz 16. stolje-
}a na kojoj je prikazano Uznesenje Marijino okru`eno
an|elima ispod kojeg su naslikani sv. Andrija i sv.
Petar s desna i sv. Jeronim i sv. Ivan Krstitelj, za{titnik
Vrbnika, s lijeve strane. U goti~koj kapeli Sv.
Ruzarija je rasko{no rezbarena drvena pala Bogorodice
s Djeti}em Isusom za koju
se u tradiciji smatra da je
dar kneza Ivana Frankopana
iz 15. stolje}a.
Na pu~kom trgu ili
Placi bio je Kne`ev dvor a
danas je tu izuzetno vrijedna
biblioteka obitelji
Vitezi} s 15000 dragocjenih
naslova. U knji`nici
“Vitezi}” ~uvaju se
produhovljena djela, zna-
~ajne knjige, “knjige vrednije
od zlata”, kako neki
ka`u za Kohlerov atlas iz
1718. i druga rijetka i
izuzetna djela.
Jo{ 1388. Vrbnik dobiva
svoj statut pisan
glagoljicom. Na Placi se
jo{ i danas odr`avaju
brojne pu~ke sve~anosti
koje zra~e dragost `ivota
i svjedo~e njegovanje ba-
{tine, a tu je i Ba}in dvor
- nekadanje obitavali{te
kr~kih knezova - Frankopana.
Vrbnik is a town boasting rich folklore and merry
feasts, a town of peasants and shepherds, fishermen
and scientists, a town of tradition, spirituality and
religiosity, a town of confraternities, priests and bishops.
This medieval spirituality and religiousness is
particularly nurtured and expressed by the reputable
confraternity of St. John the Baptist named Kapari
after their white robes made of hand woven cloth with
a hood or a cowl hanging down their backs.
On the streets of Vrbnik you will meet the Kapari
not only during the processions on Good Friday, but
also at each funeral. According to an ancient custom,
for 700 years the Kapari have generously and wearing
the same clothes with a cross on their chest and back
performed their mission gratis et amore. Out of love
and for free, they carry or drive the deceased residents
from their house to the church and to their final rest,
praying and singing religious songs for the salvation
of the soul of the deceased. Listening to their old and
beautiful religious melodies sung in Church Slavonic,
such as the Glagolitic Bo`ji Pla~ and Poljubica, we
experience a true medieval atmosphere. Some of this
atmosphere can also be experienced in the parish
church of St. Mary decorated with a large alter pall
from the 16 th century which depicts Mary’s Assumption
surrounded by angels underneath which St.
Andrew and St. Peter were painted on the right and St.
Jerome and St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of
Vrbnik, on the left. The Gothic chapel of St. Rosary
boasts a magnificently chiseled wooded pall of Our
Lady with Child Jesus which has traditionally been
considered a gift of Duke Ivan Frankopan from the 15 th
century.
On the popular square or Placa the Duke’s Palace
was located. Today it
hosts the extremely
valuable library of the
Vitezi} family consisting
of 15,000 precious titles.
The Vitezi} library safeguards
sophisticated
works, significant volumes,
“books more precious
than gold,” as
some say of Kohler’s
1718 atlas and other
rare and exceptional
works.
As early as 1388,
Vrbnik received its statute
written in the Glagolitic.
Even today, Placa
is the location of
numerous folk festivities
which exude the loveliness
of life and bear witness
to the preservation
of the legacy. Here is also
Ba}a’s Palace, the once
upon a time residence of
the Frankopan dukes of
Krk.
Vrbni~ki kapari u procesiji na Veliki petak i u pogrebnoj povorci
The Kapari of Vrbnik in a procession on Good Friday and a funeral procession
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