The Chapel of St. Bernardin
On the eastern side of the Frankopan Old Town of Ogulin, next to the palace and entrance complex, stands a small chapel dedicated to St. Bernardin, which served as the parish church until the end of the 18th century. The chapel had a rectangular nave with an elongated polygonal sanctuary. The nave was demolished in the first half of the 19th century during the clearing of the Old Town remains to make way for a new road along the edge of Đulin Ponor. The chapel has a tower-like shape, as it was also built for defensive purposes.
From the former parish church of St. Bernardin, only the prominent polygonal sanctuary has “survived” to this day. It is not known when the church was desacralized. It is possible that the space continued to serve a religious function even after the construction of the new parish church, perhaps as a prison chapel. The façades of the sanctuary clearly display the medieval (Gothic) character of the building, making it the only masonry structure in the area with such a distinct architectural style.
The Chapel of St. Bernardin has been recently restored and now houses the tombstone of Stjepan II Frankopan of Modruš, the father of Bernardin Frankopan.