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Builders for Peace has been involved in the reconstruction and restoration of the library of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Spirit (Duh Sveti) in Fojnica, Bosnia, since the summer of 2006.
The monastery was disrupted during the 1992-95 war in Yugoslavia and its library has had a difficult time recovering. The library contains an estimated 40,000 volumes, including nearly 6,500 antique books in Arabic, 3,000 Turkish documents, more than 13 incunabula, and the Ahdnama of Sultan Mehmed II el-Fatih. The collection is not only a Franciscan treasure—it belongs to all Bosnians and is one of the richest testaments to Bosnia's history and cultural heritage. Thus, its recovery is not only of local but national interest.
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