The only Dominican Convent in Subotica Has Been Closed, It Is Known What Will Happen to the Building

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The Monastery of St. Dominic in Subotica, the last convent of the Dominican nuns in Serbia, closed on Sunday after seventy-nine years, thus ending the presence of the monastic community in the Catholic Church in the country. The reason for the closure of the convent is the decrease in the number of monastic vocations. Jaka Vuco, the superior general of the Dominican nuns in Croatia, said after the thanksgiving mass held at the Church of St. Geor…

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On Sunday, the only remaining Dominican nunnery in Subotica, St. Dominic's, was closed, leaving the Catholic Church without a representative of that religious community in Serbia, which had been operating in northern Bačka since 1947. "The Dominicans are leaving Subotica because, unfortunately, the number of sisters is getting smaller and smaller. In fact, there are 83 of us in Croatia, here […]

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The only Dominican convent in Subotica was closed on Sunday, leaving the Catholic Church without a representative of this religious community in Serbia. The departure of the sisters marks a significant loss for the local community, and the convent will become the seat of the parish of St. George.