Saint Call Paul

The true paradise in Croatia in Dubrovnik the sea around the island is rich in fish and other marine flora and fauna. The island Mljet is through the salt lakes – Veliko and Malo Jezero known, located in the North of the island. There is an old Benedictine monastery on the small island in the middle of the Veliko Jezero. Next to the beach of Saplunara (on the South side of the island), the Veliko and Malo Jezero popular seaside resorts, such as the local population so even when the visitors are alike. Northern part of the island of Mljet is National Park, and that is why one of the most popular destinations for tourists. On the island of Mljet is located, as everywhere in Croatia accommodation, which are better due to the high investment year after year it is assumed that in 61 n.Ch., on his way to Rome, Apostle Paul on the island of Mljet, on the beach of Saplunara has been shipwrecked. This story is mentioned in the Bible, in the chapters 27 and 28 of the acts of the Apostles Luke, in which he tells us that the Holy Paul for three months on the island of Mljet the Gospel has preached. Saplunara, Zara are still the remains of a church to visit, the people nor Church of the Saint Call Paul.

On the official stamp of the Mljet region in the period 1850-1921 was the figure of the Saint Paul depicted. It is also assumed that the Holy Paul first name Saplunara after the Latin word sabulum, Sand has been used. The island of Mljet is mentioned in history under different names, including as Melita (Greek: honey). The name brought stories from the past, as the forests of still full bee swarms were.

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