Mahnici
Encyclopedia
Mahniči is a small settlement in the Sežana
Municipality in the Littoral
region of Slovenia
.
The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit
and belongs to the Štjak
Parish
.
Sežana
Sežana is a town and a municipality in the Slovenian Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy. According to the census of 2008, it has a population of 12,470, of which around 5,332 live in the town of Sežana and the rest in the neighbouring rural areas.Sežana is located about on the...
Municipality in the Littoral
Slovenian Littoral
The Slovenian Littoral is a historical region of Slovenia. Its name recalls the historical Habsburg crown land of the Austrian Littoral, of which the Slovenian Littoral was a part....
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit
Anthony the Hermit
Anthony the Hermit , also known as Antony of Lérins, is a Christian saint. Anthony was born in Italy in the late 5th century, and raised from the age of eight by his relative St. Severinus...
and belongs to the Štjak
Štjak
Štjak is a village in the municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.-External links:*...
Parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
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