The first Holy Spirit Chapel in the plain of Omišalj was
mentioned as early as 1565 as the property of the Antončić family. It had a
loggia that was used as a shelter from the rain by people who worked in the
fields.
In 1910, at the time of the priest Mihovil
Mužina, the old chapel was demolished and a larger neo-Gothic one erected at
the same site. Above the entrance door, there was the inscription: In honour of
the Holy Spirit, the people of Omišalj built this church up from the ground in
1910.
The local painter Franjo Pavačić made the altarpiece showing the Descent
of the Holy Spirit. After a new cemetery was opened next to the chapel at the
beginning of 1914, this became a kind of cemetery chapel. Unfortunately, the
chapel did not last long. The ground collapsed, probably due to the vicinity of
the road, the church walls cracked, and it became dangerous to enter the
building.
In
1961, Holy Spirit Cemetery was expanded and a new chapel with the same name was
constructed. In 1991, a metal cross was erected whose blue colour symbolises
the suffering of seafarers from Omišalj. In late 2009, a mortuary and car park
were built by the cemetery. Holy Spirit Cemetery is now a communal cemetery for
Omišalj and Njivice.