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Which saint did the Croatian Parliament, by its decision of 1687, proclaim the patron saint of Croatia, and whose national shrine is in Karlovac?

In the exam (Croatian)

Kojeg je sveca Hrvatski državni sabor svojom odlukom iz 1687. godine proglasio zaštitnikom Hrvatske, a čije je nacionalno svetište u Karlovcu?

  1. aSt Anthonysv. Antuna
  2. bSt Josephsv. JosipaCorrect answer
  3. cSt Nicholassv. Nikolu
  4. dSt Francissv. Franju

Why?

In 1687 the Croatian Parliament proclaimed St Joseph the patron saint of Croatia. His national shrine is in Dubovac in Karlovac, and his feast day is celebrated on 19 March.

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Source of the questions: Pravilnik o načinu provjere poznavanja hrvatskog jezika i latiničnog pisma, hrvatske kulture i društvenog uređenja u postupcima stjecanja hrvatskog državljanstva, Annex 1 (Narodne novine 6/2021). No official answers are published: the answers, the explanations and the English translations are ours (made with AI). This site is not official and is not affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova). The exam itself is in Croatian.

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