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The church is a work of Sibenik baroque builder Ivan Skoko. It was built from 1746 to 1749, on foundations of an old chapel. Above the portal is a beautiful baroque rosette. The baroque altar was dedicated to St. Cross. On the altars of the Heart of Jesus and the Holy Family are two altarpieces from mid-19th century. The bell tower has been built for full twenty years, since 1752, by Vicko Macanovic, a builder from Dubrovnik. The bell tower has a closed stem and two naves.

According to the finds and its position, some identify Velika Mrdakovica with Arauzona, a Liburnian settlement described by Plinius in his travelogues. Judging by the rich finds of metal buckles and jewellery, old money and fragments of glass and ceramics, it is quite safe to say so.

Remains of a dual basilica (basilica gemina) dating back to the late 5th and the early 6th century (the period of Late Antiquity) are situated in the hinterland of Srima. It is assumed that originally there was only one church, but due to the increased number of monks the other almost identical building was added soon after. In the vicinity of the basilica two Illyric graves were found.