Franjo Šeper

Documentary film

Franjo Šeper

1905 – 1981

Portrait of Franjo Šeper in a bishop’s vesture: heavy-rimmed glasses, purple mozzetta and zucchetto, a mild gaze straight into the camera.
Franjo Šeper · portrait · colourised photograph · frame from the film

Faith in a Time of Change: the story of Cardinal Franjo Šeper

A film by Jakov Sedlar
from a screenplay and text by
Fr Živko Kustić and Mgr Vladimir Stanković.

He was calm in manner but firm in conviction, a bridge between the past and the future.

Letter

A collection of documentary films

Great Figures of the Church in Croatia

For the first time in one place: unique film and archive material on the great figures of the Church in Croatia and on Croatian saints, blesseds and martyrs.

Films in the collection

  1. Franjo Šeper the film on this site

    The man who rose from Zagreb to the very top of the Holy See.

    The first film ever made about Franjo Šeper, Archbishop of Zagreb and cardinal: his life, his service to the Church and his historic role as the first Croatian to head the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

    Cardinal Franjo Šeper

  2. Alojzije Stepinac

    A faith that did not bow to political pressure.

    Through archive footage and testimonies, discover the life, work and suffering of Blessed Alojzije Stepinac, one of the strongest witnesses of faith in Croatian history.

    Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac

  3. Franjo Kuharić

    A voice of kindness, hope and forgiveness in hard times.

    The life and messages of Cardinal Franjo Kuharić, a pastor whose words and example shaped the Church in Croatia in the second half of the 20th century.

    Cardinal Franjo Kuharić

  4. Nikola Eterović

    From the island of Brač to the highest offices of the Holy See.

    The life of Archbishop Nikola Eterović and his wide experience in the Church and in diplomacy on the international stage.

    Archbishop Nikola Eterović

  5. Holy Croatia

    People who lived their faith to the end.

    The story of Croatian saints, blesseds and martyrs, witnesses of faith whose lives still inspire today. The film brings valuable material on their legacy and their place in Croatian Church history.

    Saint Leopold Bogdan MandićA nun holding a crucifixPortrait of a young man in a suitA priest in a surplice

More than 6 hours of valuable content

5 documentary films · unique archive material · history · faith · testimony

A collection not only for watching, but for keeping, learning from and passing on to future generations.

Excellent material for religious education, schools, parishes, libraries, families and anyone who wants to know more about Croatia’s Church and national heritage.

USB €30

Orders hrvatski.velikani52@gmail.com or +385 91 951 1283

Letter from Jakov Sedlar

Dear Sir or Madam,

For years, people from many places have asked us where they can find films of religious and spiritual content that serve as a reminder, and as proof, of how much the highest Croatian Church dignitaries did to preserve the faith and Croatian national identity. We have therefore decided to put five films that bear witness to exactly that on a single USB stick. The immediate occasion is the newly completed film about Cardinal Franjo Šeper, who held the highest office of any Croatian Church dignitary in the history of the Holy See: Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. With him, Cardinal and Blessed Alojzije Stepinac, Cardinal Franjo Kuharić and Archbishop Nikola Eterović, we are convinced that the right choice has been made. Alongside this magnificent quartet, the fifth film, “Holy Croatia”, tells of all the Croatian saints, blesseds and martyrs.

We believe that these four great figures of recent history can be an excellent example to new generations, who may find much that is good to inspire them in their lives and fates.

This unique six-hour collection of films is also well suited to religious education, and we hope it will be well received in many Croatian parish communities.

One USB stick costs €30, and the net proceeds will go towards new films with similar aims. Given the devotion to the Mother of God among the Croatian people, the first will be a film about Croatian Marian shrines.

You can order the USB stick by e-mail at
hrvatski.velikani52@gmail.com
or by mobile phone on
+385 91 951 1283

If you like the reason this USB was made, please recommend it to your friends.

Thank you!

Jakov Sedlar