Monastery of St. Andrew

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Monastery of St. Andrew

Monastery and Church of St. Andrew

The monastery of St. Andrew is a Benedictine monastery built in the 11th century, thanks to Madi, the Rab Bishop. The church of St. Andrew is a three – nave church with elements of Baroque and Romanesque. Next to the church and the convent there is a bell tower of St. Andrew, which is the oldest bell tower on the island of Rab. The bell tower was built in the 12th century and contains elements of Romanesque. Inside the monastery, eight nuns live and work. Inside the monastery are numerous works of art, handicrafts, dry flowers and numerous souvenirs. Also, the church and monastery contain the remains of former church furniture and numerous icons, among them is the icon of the Virgin and Child from the 16th century.

Category: Temple Church Mosque, Old town,

Tips:

You can only enter the church.

GPS coordinates: 44.754984, 014.760831 (44°45’17.9″N, 014°45’39.0″E)

Address: Ivan Rabljanin Street, Rab 51280 (old town)
The monastery and the church of St. Andrew is located in the old town of Rab in Ivan Rabljanin Street.

Translations:
If you are driving with a car show this translation to the taxi driver:
Molim Vas da me odvezete do starog dijela grada Raba idemo do samostana i crkve sv. Andrije). Hvala!

You must also show to the taxi driver that he must turn on the taximeter:
Molim Vas uključite taksimetar. Hvala!

Additional translation:
Please can you tell me how to find this sight:
Molim Vas da me uputite prema samostanu i crkvi sv. Andrije koja se nalazi u starom dijelu grada Raba u ulici Ivana Rabljanina. Hvala!