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Istrian Memories in the Dark Tourism Context: The Qualitative Analysis
College of St. Paul’s Clerics for Istria (Zbor svećenika sv. Pavla za Istru),⁷
although he later resigned following the pressure of the Italian bishop of
the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula (Trogrlić, 2008, pp. 125–
126; Veraja, 2013, pp. 43–45). He was also appointed vice-principal and
teacher at the Diocesan Seminary in Pazin and, before that, parish priest
in Baderna and Kanfanar. On the day of the murder, he was accompany-
ing Msgr. Jakob Ukmar, a delegate of the Holy See, and local priest Stjepan
Cek to the celebration of the sacrament of Holy Confirmation in Lanišće
(the first post-wwi i Holy Confirmation in this part of Istria). The cele-
bration was terminated by Bulešić’s homicide and a rough physical attack
on Ukmar, while Cek remained unhurt. This was followed by the burial
of Bulešić in Lanišće, after which there were two post-mortem reloca-
tions of his remains, whereas the related commemorations presented an
issue for the then authorities; his grave is today in the Church of the An-
nunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Crkva Navještenja Blažene Djevice
Marije) in Svetvinčenat (Figure 8.2). On 28 September 2013, the ceremony
of Bulešić’s beatification took place in Pula’s Roman Amphitheatre.⁸ His
late beatification was a consequence of the fact that during the period of
the Second Yugoslavia it was not possible to investigate the life and death
of Bl. Bulešić (Veraja, 2013, p. 10). A similar situation has already been
mentioned, for example, in connection to other post-wwi i killings.
solemn requiem mass at the parish church
of laniše
Lanišće is a village and municipality in the Ćićarija area (northern part
of Istrian county) and a memorial area of the martyrdom of Miroslav
Bulešić. This is written in red on the wall of the renovated small chapel
at the entrance to the village. The village is nucleated around a central
church on the slope of the hill, which is disadvantageous when there is a
large number of visitors (including pilgrims); the village is not prepared
for mass visits (arrival of a large number of cars or buses), e.g. there are
no signs, no public toilets, no souvenir shop, no info point, no special
announcements, posters, etc. as in other public places (tourist destina-
⁷ Among the more visible members was also the priest Božo Milanović – more can be
found in Ćurković Nimac et al. (2014) and Veraja (2013, pp. 43–45).
⁸ More can be found on the webpage of the Archdiocese of Zagreb (2013), the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula (Porečka i Pulska biskupija, 2018a), Trogrlić (2008),
Veraja (2013) and Bogdan (2014).
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College of St. Paul’s Clerics for Istria (Zbor svećenika sv. Pavla za Istru),⁷
although he later resigned following the pressure of the Italian bishop of
the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula (Trogrlić, 2008, pp. 125–
126; Veraja, 2013, pp. 43–45). He was also appointed vice-principal and
teacher at the Diocesan Seminary in Pazin and, before that, parish priest
in Baderna and Kanfanar. On the day of the murder, he was accompany-
ing Msgr. Jakob Ukmar, a delegate of the Holy See, and local priest Stjepan
Cek to the celebration of the sacrament of Holy Confirmation in Lanišće
(the first post-wwi i Holy Confirmation in this part of Istria). The cele-
bration was terminated by Bulešić’s homicide and a rough physical attack
on Ukmar, while Cek remained unhurt. This was followed by the burial
of Bulešić in Lanišće, after which there were two post-mortem reloca-
tions of his remains, whereas the related commemorations presented an
issue for the then authorities; his grave is today in the Church of the An-
nunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Crkva Navještenja Blažene Djevice
Marije) in Svetvinčenat (Figure 8.2). On 28 September 2013, the ceremony
of Bulešić’s beatification took place in Pula’s Roman Amphitheatre.⁸ His
late beatification was a consequence of the fact that during the period of
the Second Yugoslavia it was not possible to investigate the life and death
of Bl. Bulešić (Veraja, 2013, p. 10). A similar situation has already been
mentioned, for example, in connection to other post-wwi i killings.
solemn requiem mass at the parish church
of laniše
Lanišće is a village and municipality in the Ćićarija area (northern part
of Istrian county) and a memorial area of the martyrdom of Miroslav
Bulešić. This is written in red on the wall of the renovated small chapel
at the entrance to the village. The village is nucleated around a central
church on the slope of the hill, which is disadvantageous when there is a
large number of visitors (including pilgrims); the village is not prepared
for mass visits (arrival of a large number of cars or buses), e.g. there are
no signs, no public toilets, no souvenir shop, no info point, no special
announcements, posters, etc. as in other public places (tourist destina-
⁷ Among the more visible members was also the priest Božo Milanović – more can be
found in Ćurković Nimac et al. (2014) and Veraja (2013, pp. 43–45).
⁸ More can be found on the webpage of the Archdiocese of Zagreb (2013), the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula (Porečka i Pulska biskupija, 2018a), Trogrlić (2008),
Veraja (2013) and Bogdan (2014).
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