The Baška tablet is the first Croatian written document engraved on the stone towards the year 1100.
It was found in the church of Saint Lucia in Jurandvor, built towards the end of the ninth century by the Benedictines on the foundations of a ancient villa of the Roman period. The original tablet, the Croatian national monument is preserved in Zagreb, in the church you will see a copy of it.

It contains 13 lines of a written text in Croatian ancient language, the Glagolitic alphabet and is considered the symbol of the origins of Croatian literature and therefore of inestimable value. In the text abbot Držiha says that the Croatian King Zvonimir donated the land for the construction of the church and the abbot Dodrovit added the text saying about the construction of the church. They were Slav monks, followers of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius.

These Benedictine monks celebrated the religious and prayed in paleoslav languages and books which they used were written in Glagolitic, the Slavic writing. The church of Saint Lucia is a building of the first period of Roman with stones in a square nave. The bell tower is in one piece with the facade. Inside the church the altar was decorated with a wooden polyptych work of masters Luke and John, sons of Paolo Veneziano of XIV century. The altar, which recalls Byzantine's icon, has preserved its Gothic frame and is kept in the bishop's palace in Krk. Basically all'abside of the church has still the seat of stone on which took place the prior of the monastery.

Useful information:

1. The church is along the road that leads from Jurandvor to Baška, just before the entrance to the town. You'll see a sign to turn left and about 50 meters you will see the church;
2. To visit it you will find directions on the place. When we went there were a young women who has opened a church and described the monument;
3. There is space to park and take a short break;