The church of st. Blaise in Vodnjan/Dignano -a collection of sacred relics and sanct bodies

Cilj ovog rada bio je istraživati, analizirati i valorizirati fenomen crkve sv. Blaža u Vodnjanu, s pripadajućom Zbirkom sakralnih umjetnosti, Svetim tijelima i relikvijama svetaca, kao vrijedan primjer kulturno-povijesnog spomenika Vodnjanštine. Predstavlja reprezentativan izdanak ovoga područja i cjelokupne kulturne baštine, koja doživljava u zadnje vrijeme vrlo pozitivne trenutke, posebice kroz prizmu turizma. Sve je više interesa i želje u otkrivanju novih destinacija od strane stručnjaka, u svojstvu istraživanja, ali i od strane običnih posjetitelja. Fenomen vjerskog i sakralnog turizma, kao poseban oblik turizma, nesumnjivo predstavlja važnu i atraktivnu realnost u svrhu promicanja i popularizacije kulturne baštine. Takvu vrstu turizma karakterizira stalni trend rasta te nesumnjivo predstavlja zanimljivu stvarnost, s ekonomskog i gospodarskog gledišta. Istraživanje je provedeno metodom analize sadržaja, gdje je obuhvaćena sva dostupna stručna literatura u obliku udžbenika, monografija, zapisa crkvenih stručnjaka, internetskih izvora i osobnih svećeničkih zapisa.The aim of this paper was to investigate, analyze and valorize the phenomenon of the church of Saint Blaž (Blaise) in Vodnjan, with its Collection of Sacral Arts, Sacred Bodies and Relics of Saints, as a valuable example of the cultural and historical monument of Vodnjan area. It represents a symbolic instance of this area and the entire cultural heritage, which has been experiencing very positive moments recently, especially in tourism. There is more and more interest and desire in discovering new destinations not only by experts who use it for their research, but also by "ordinary" visitors. The phenomenon of religious and sacral tourism, as a special form of tourism, undoubtedly represents an important and attractive reality for the purpose of promoting and popularizing cultural heritage. This type of tourism is characterized by a constant trend of growth, and undoubtedly represents an interesting reality, from an economic point of view. The research was carried out using the method of content analysis, where all available professional literature was applied, in the form of textbooks, monographs, records of church experts, internet sources and priest’s personal records