ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
The earliest reference of the Church of St. Andrew dates back to 1606. Its title was first mentioned in a 1676 testament written in Glagolitic script. The church is located on a hill in in the neighborhood known as Rat. It can be described as a 10 m long, and 6,30 m wide rectangular-shaped building with a bell-gable, and a small rosette window on its facade. The height of the church was later increased, hence the current shapes of the openings. A staircase leading to the choir, an architectural element found in the majority of the churches on the island, was built along the states of Saint Rock, Saint Theresa, Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Joseph, Saint Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of the Rosary. The assets of this church, as well as the assets of the Churches of Saint Martin and Saint Elijah were taken away by the French government in 1809.
THE LEGEND OF THE LIGHTNING STRIKE ON THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD.
Until the Ascension Day of 1943, the service was held only on the 30th, i.e. on the feast of Saint Andrew. On that day, thunder hit the church. Popular tradition has it that everyone besides the minister fainted, while Bogoslav Mić died. The reconstruction of the church began in the late 1960s, and continued until around 1980 when it was finally finished. Service was regularly held there until 1990. However, it is no longer in use.
Source:
STOŠIĆ, K.: Sela šibenskog kotora, Šibenik, 1941., p.208
JURAN, K., SORIĆ, S. : Spomenici sakralnoga graditeljstva na otoku Murteru,
Toponimija otoka Murtera. Zadar, Sveučilište u Zadru, 2010, p.97-1217