Summary
The Votive Church of St Joseph on Glavica in Postira was blessed in 2011. It was built in fulfilment of a local vow to St Joseph after most of the men taken from Postira in 1944 returned.
The church is a contemporary religious building, distinct from the historic churches of St Joseph in other places on Brač.
History and purpose
The Votive Church of St Joseph in Postira was built on Glavica and blessed in 2011. Its construction is linked to a local vow made in 1944, when the Nazis took 335 men over the age of ten from the island; according to the parish chronicle, seven died and the rest returned.
Structure and traces of the past
This is a contemporary votive church, built beside a statue of St Joseph and connected with a devotion that continued in Postira for decades after the war. It is not a historic monument of the same kind as the older medieval churches, but it is part of the living religious landscape of the town.
Access and visiting
The church is on Glavica above Postira. Check the precise approach and service schedule before visiting.
