On a hillock above the Puščava church, the Chapel of St Anne has stood since 1659. It has a partly Baroque appearance from the first half of the 18th century and a partly historicist appearance from around 1875.
Architecture of the church
It has a partly Baroque appearance from the first half of the 18th century and a partly historicist appearance from around 1875. Length 11.65 m, width 4.65 m, height 6.70 m. On the altar (restored in 1991) stands an old statue that was kept in the chapel at Rdeči breg (a statue of St Anne with the Virgin and Child). On either side are the original statues of St Joachim and St Joseph. The Baroque altar – with the statue of St Anne with the Virgin and Child, formerly kept in the chapel at Rdeči breg, and the statues of St Joachim and St Joseph – and the Baroque metal chandelier date from the mid-18th century. Above the entrance porch rises a shingle-roofed bell turret.
Interesting facts about the church
During the reign of Emperor Joseph II, it was ordered that the church be demolished, but the women of Puščava went to ask the dean not to do so. He is said to have turned them away with the words: “My heart is as hard as stone.” The church was then sold at auction to Jakše from Lovrenc for 30 guilders, and he gave it as a gift to the people of Puščava.
