CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF SNOW IN RISVICA Location: Kumrovec Category: Sacral objects

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snow is situated above the monument to anthem in Zelenjak, below Cesargrad. Chapel provides a wonderful view of the "hills of Zagorje, Sutlanska valley and Slovenian mountains”. It is a part of popular legend: "Who first hears the bells of chapel, will have his three wishes fulfilled”. The bell tower has a bell from 1922, and it weighs to about 350 kg. This Chapel of parish Tuhelj was first mentioned in 1639. From that time the church was rebuilt several times, and from that time in the original is preserved only statue of Our Lady of snow. On the main altar is a statue of Our Lady, and on left and right sides on the arches are St. Peter and St. Paul and two unknown saints. Particularly beautiful pulpit is from 1844. It si painted in figures of four Evangelists, St. Ivana Baptist, the Guardian Angel, and two interesting and beautiful landscapes. In the chapel Masses are served on White Sunday (the last Sunday in May), in the July nearest the feast of Our Lady of Carmel and on the first Sunday in November.

 

Coordinates: 46.061916, 15.713235