Diva Grabovčeva

Monument near Prozor-Rama

Diva Grabovčeva (born c. 1680, Varvara (Prozor-Rama) – died c. 1680, Kedžara) is a mythical Croatian Catholic virgin martyr.

Biography

According to the legend, she was born in the village of Varvara in northern Herzegovina. She refused a Turkish nobleman's marriage proposal, ran away from her home and hid in the Kedžara area. The young man found her and tried to rape her. She was fighting and he killed her. At the beginning of 20th century the archaeologist Ćiro Truhelka found mortal remains of a young girl in a grave associated with the legend and claimed that it was Diva Grabovčeva.

She is a symbol of virginity. Croatian singer-songwriter Marko Perković recorded "Diva Grabovčeva", dedicated to her. The author of her monument (statue) is the well known sculptor Kuzma Kovačić.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lik Dive Grabovčeve kao brend vjerskog turizma". blidinje.net. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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