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KAPELA SV: LOVRE, VELIKA GORICA
Prvotno mala zidana kapelica (poklonac) sa žrtvenikom svetog Lovre podignuta je na mjestu gdje je grof Zrinski dao objesiti deset turopoljskih plemića koji su branili turopoljska prava kao što je sveti Lovro branio crkvena prava. Oko 1740. na tom je mjestu podignuta drvena kapela sa zvonikom a župno zemljište oko nje je ograđeno za groblje. U vrijeme cara Josipa II kada su dokinute brojne kapele, 1785. je srušena i kapela sv. Lovre.
Zabranom ukopa oko župne crkve Navještenja Blažene Djevice Marije prostor kapele postaje župno groblje. Na inicijativu Plemenite općine turopoljske koja je i osigurala drvenu građu 1816. dovršena je nova, prostrana kapela sa tri žrtvenika. Mise su se služile na dane sajma, koji su se održavali na prostorima gdje se danas nalaze dvije velikogoričke škole, na Dušni dan i prilikom ukopa, sve dokse groblje nije zatvorilo 1891. i preseljeno na današnju lokaciju.
Kapela je nakon toga počela propadati pa je 1904. porušena. Od prodane građe, darova župljana i uz pomoć Plemenite općine turopoljske sagrađena je 1907. nova kapela pod vodstvom graditelja Nikole Hribara.
Danas u potpunosti obnovljena ostaje duhovnom oazom u samom centru grada i svjeodči o povijesnoj baštini.
Zahvala na tekstu Turističkoj Zajednici grada Velike Gorice.
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THE CHAPEL OF ST LAWRENCE, VELIKA GORICA
Initially, a small brick chapel(shrine) with St. Lawrence altar was built at the place where the Count Zrinski ordered the hanging of ten Nobles of Turopolje, who defended the rights of Turopolje as St. Lawrence defended the rights of the church.
Sometime around 1740 a new wooden chapel was erected there with a bell tower, and the parish land around it was enclosed for the graveyard.
In 1785, in the time of the Emperor Joseph II when many chapels were eliminated, the Chapel of St. Lawrencewas knocked down as well. With burial prohibition around the parish church of theAnnunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the area around the chapel became a parish graveyard. On the Initiative of the Noble Commune of Turopolje, which purchased the wooden material in 1816, a new spacious chapel with three altars was built.
Masses were held on fair days (which took place on the areas where two schools are situated atpresent days), on All Soul`s Day and during burial, until the graveyardwas closed (1891) and moved to today`s location. The chapel deteriorated after that, so in 1904 it was demolished. In 1907, underthe guidance of Nikola Hribar, a builder, a new chapel was built thanks to the earnings from the sold building material, parishioner`s gifts and with the help of the Noble Commune of Turopolje. Today,completly renovated, it remains a spiritual oasis in the town centre and it testifiles to the historical heritage of Turopolje.
Thanking the text of the Tourist Association of Velika Gorica.