Former Franciscan Monastery
| Address | Trg izgnancev 14, 8250 Brežice |
A fateful event occurred in 1941, when the Germans confiscated the building, demolished the church down to the presbytery and deported the monks and founded a German high school at the site. Franciscans had a significant impact on culture, education, and welfare of the local community. Today, the renovated building houses the Brežice Grammar School.
In front of the building stands a work of sculptor Stojan Batič, the bronze monument from 1956 – Suzana – as a part of the public space and represents a unique example of a public monument dedicated to a young, grammar school student entering her adulthood. The artistic work is a nude sculpture and portrays an independent figure of a young woman symbolising youthful spirit and determination in a relaxed, sitting posture, captured in a playful motion.