# Religious Confraternities (Bratovštine)

> Religious confraternities — bratovštine — were lay Catholic organizations that combined spiritual devotion with mutual aid, social organization, and cultural functions; they have largely faded but were once central to Krk village social life.

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Religious confraternities — bratovštine — were lay Catholic organizations that combined spiritual devotion with mutual aid, social organization, and cultural functions; they have largely faded but were once central to Krk village social life.

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