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Project description

In the spirit of the Jubilee Year 2025 of the Catholic Church and as part of the celebration of 1100 years of Croatian statehood and church assemblies in Split, we are launching an initiative to build 11 monumental statues of St. Michael the Archangel throughout Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This initiative arises from the cooperation of the Glas Koncila and the civic movement of Mary’s warriors (Wojownicy Maryi Split), with the support of the faithful laymen, priests, and church communities. St. Michael, the leader of the heavenly army and the patron saint of the Church, will be a permanent sign of the protection of our homes, families, and our nation in a time of increasing spiritual challenges.

Why the statues?

In the Bible, monuments are often erected as a visible sign of the covenant with God. Today, more than ever, it is necessary to reaffirm our belonging to Christ and his victory over evil. Each of the 11 statues will be a powerful symbol of resistance to sin, an encouragement to conversion and prayer, and a sign of God’s presence in concrete communities.

Characteristics of statues

• Height: 3 meters (we have purposely rounded up the years of Christ—11 statues x 3 meters = 33)
• Weight: 4 tons
• Material type: marble
• A special feature: on the shield held by St. Michael there is an engraved ancient Croatian wattle

Installation locations

Already set:
• Pazin
• Pokupsko
• Šarengrad
• Pločice (near Konavle)

Planned locations in Croatia:
• Jelsa
• Križevci
• Donji Muć

Planned locations in BiH:
• Kupres
• Šurkovci
• Ljubuški
• Nova Bila

The goal of the campaign

We want to raise funds for the construction and installation of the remaining 7 statues. Each statue requires the costs of materials, artistic craftsmanship, transport, and installation, which are estimated at around EUR 20,000.00 per statue.

In total, we want to raise: 230 000 EUR

Who is behind the project?

• Glas Koncila – media partner and promoter of the initiative
• Mary’s Warriors (Wojownicy Maryi Split) – organizer and coordinator of field activities
• Filip Neri Volunteer Association – holder of financial and legal implementation

How to donate (it’s simple!)

In order to make a successful payment, it is necessary to:
1. If you are on a laptop, select the desired payment amount on the right margin of the campaign page or select an arbitrary amount in the page header, and if you are on the mobile version, select the desired amount at the beginning or scroll to the bottom of the campaign page;
2. enter the requested personal data in the form;
3. select the desired payment method:
a) Mastercard®, Maestro® or Visa card (Monri option);
b) Cryptocurrency via PayCek;
c) KEKS Pay;
d) Airchash;
e) General payment slip or internet or mobile banking.
4. Confirm the payment according to further instructions of the platform.

After the payment has been made, it is necessary to wait a certain time until the payment is processed and recorded on the campaign page. Payments made by general payment slip or internet/mobile banking are recorded within 1 to 2 working days, and payments made by cards, cryptocurrencies, Aircash or KEKS Pay within 1 to 12 hours.

For additional technical inquiries regarding payment, please contact us through the e-mail address info@bonafidesinvest.eu or the phone number +385 (0)98 611 467.

We take this opportunity to thank ZABA Bank and Monri, which enabled payment with Mastercard®, Maestro® and Visa cards, Erste Bank which enabled payment with application KEKS Pay, Airchash Ltd. which enabled payment with Aircash mobile wallet, and Electrocoin and PayCek, which enabled payment with cryptocurrencies. We also thank the hosting company MyDataKnox for maintaining the server.

Basic information about the project promoter

Name of the organization: Filip Neri Volunteer Association
Address of the organization: Poljana Grgura Ninskoga 5, 21 000 Split
Representative: Magda Kaliterna, President
Email: volonteri.filipa.nerija@gmail.com
Mobile: +385915621280 (Miljenko Jurić) and +385989452776 (Darko Pejković)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086975419094
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wojownicymaryisplit/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wojownicymaryisplit
OIB: 15705015047