Murvica () is a 22-inhabitant small village 6 km west of
Bol, on the island
Brač, in
Croatia. It is situated beneath karst caves along the southern side of the island and was mentioned for the first time in 1286. Later it developed as a supply centre for the many hermits living there.
Monks and nuns fleeing from the
Turks came to Murvica in the 15th century from
Poljica. Over Dračeva luka, near Murvica, priests from Poljica built a monastery in 1512 and nuns built their own hermitage. Dutić was also first mentioned in 1512.
Two more monasteries were built beneath the rocks over Murvica, the Stipančić in 1416 and the Silvio Hermitage in 1497.
[Naklada Naprijed, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, pg. 267, Zagreb (1999), ] Monastic life in these hermitages around Murvica continued right up to the
Second World War.
See also
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Drakonjina špilja
Drakonjina špilja (meaning "Dragon's cave"), also known as Zmajeva pećina ("Wurm's cave"), is called so because of the mysterious relief of a dragon found inside. It is located immediately above Murvica, on the island of Brač, in Croatia.
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References
{{Settlements of Brač
Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County
Brač