Reconstruction of the Franciscan monastery of the Holy Cross in Zivogosce in the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century/Obnova franjevackog samostana sv. Kriza u Zivogoscu u XIX. I pocetkom XX. stoljeca

Historical events influenced greatly on the visual aspect and management of the monastic complex of the Holy Cross. For example, in the period of the French administration in Dalmatia this monastery of the Holy Cross was used as a garrison of the French army. Consequently, the Franciscan friars were kicked out from the convent, and its entire property was nationalized. Similarly, all their movable estates were sold. However, in the period of the second Austrian administration in Dalmatia this monastery was returned to the Franciscans by the Supreme royal decision of Francis I (22 September 1820). Thus, reconstruction of the complex (i.e. church and the monastery) started in 1820 under the administrations of abbots fra Mijo Majstorovic and fra Ivan Zderic (from 1824). Still, the complete reparation lasted throughout the entire nineteenth century. Especially important was reconstruction and furnishing of the church of the Holy Cross, which lasted from May 1906 till November 1907. These activities were supported by fra Ante Gilic and completed by mason Vicko Baric from Makarska. The work included two new altars, one dedicated to Sacred Heart and other to Anthony of Padua, which were both built in the stone-masonry-workshop of Giuseppe Voltolini and Vicko Tagliaferro from Split. Moreover, the new rostrum, tabernacle and fourteen seats in the choir were built in carpentry-shop of Kleme Jakasovic and Josip Korlaet from Split. However, it is important to note that Giovanni Antoncic from Split made the gilt of the tabernacle. Similarly, plastering with mortar, together with the painting of the walls and setting the art--deco white-black tiles was done by Lorenzo Gallo from Split, while other plastering and setting the marble coating was the work of Giuseppe Buella, Eligio Venegoni, Michele Elefanto and Michelle Aduce, who worked for Marko Markovina. After the reconstruction was finished in summer 1907, painter Franceso Ravalico from Split started to paint the celling of the church, sacristy and the choir. By the same token, reconstruction of the monastic complex in Zivogosce began in May 1906 and it lasted till September 1908 under the administration of abbot fra Ante Gilic. One can notice that the reconstructions of the church and the monastery were coordinated and influenced by the architectural renovation of the cathedral church in Makarska, as well as there is visible similarity with the project of the new Franciscan church, placed also in Makarska. It is impo