Not so easily found, Benedictine Monastery of St. Kuzma and Damjan is a peaceful place on the top of the Cokovac Hill. It is located on the Pasman island, the 12th biggest island of Croatia’s Coast, known for its agricultural offers and maritime past. The island has been populated since the prehistoric times, with traces of historical layers from paleolithic cultivators, primitive fortifications, the Illyrian forts, and many Roman finds.
The Monastery, with its display of a solitude and a simple lifestyle, was originally built in 1225 as a Venetian fortress and due to its protected position it became an important center of Glagolic liturgy and literature. The Gothic chapel with crucifix from XIV century, has been erected on the ruins of the older Romanesque one, built from 1369 till 1419.
