摘要：In this work we want to present the relation between the Rosary and the Croatian Independence War. The first part deals with the causes, beginning and consequences of the War. Then the War will be examined in the light of theology, i.e. we will try to fathom the war as such by theological criteria, and then in the light of these criteria the Croatian War of Independence will be evaluated. Then follows the presentation of the role and meaning of the Rosary as a symbol of peace, but also spiritual force in the life of Croatian soldier, defender of his Homeland, as well as what the church dignitaries said about the Rosary in the course of the Croatian War of Independence itself. Although in everyday use of religious symbols some believers are not devoid of certain taboo and magic infiltrations, yet, in our opinion, for most participants of the Croatian War of Independence the Rosary is not a weapon directed against the other, but the means of communication with the living God and the Mother of God, power and help in the most difficult situations on the battlefield, comfort in pain, a symbol of faith and hope in the defensive victory, but often a barrier against hate, violence, humiliation and inhumane treatment of enemy.
关键词：Croatian War of Independence; “righteous war”; prayer of the Rosary; faith and religious symbols;
