Fr Slavko Barbaric died on November 24, 2000 at 3.30 p.m. After the Way of the Cross, that he animated usually every Friday on the Hill of Krizevac for parishioners and pilgrims, he felt some pain. He sat down on a rock, then lay down on the ground, lost consciousness and gave his soul over to the Lord.
Fr Slavko Barbaric was born on March 11, 1946. He attended elementary school in Cerin and then went on to high school in Dubrovnik. He entered into the Franciscan order at Humac on July 14, 1965. He made his final vows September 17, 1971. He was ordained priest the December 19, 1971. He continued his studies at Freiburg, where he obtained his doctorate in religious pedagogy, psychotherapist.
As Franciscan priest, he was in Capljina from 1973-78. From the spring of 1982-Sept 1984, he was chaplain for students at Mostar, held retreats in the house of religious sisters at Bijelo Polje near Mostar. His fruitful work was very well accepted by the students, however, the Communist government in power at that time persecuted him. In those difficult moments, his eminence, Cardinal Franjo Kuharic, protected father Slavko’s mission.