In the area of Donja Kupčina, near the Kupa river, there is a parish church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene.
The wooden church of St. Mary Magdalene was built in 1556, and four years later the bishop of Zagreb, Juraj Drašković, founded a parish in Donja Kupčina. The wooden church was replaced in 1672 with the brick church, and it has taken its final today’s shape in 1749. That year, the late Baroque parish church was built thanks to the auspices of the Erdödy family from Jastrebarsko. There is also one interesting legend associated with the construction of this stone church.
The church was destroyed in the Homeland War in 1991 and part of the church was rebuilt in 2007.
The church is surrounded by the enclosure wall, and the space in front of the church is entered through a baroque portal. On the front of the church is a bell tower next to which is the main entrance to the church.
The central building contains shallow side chapels with inventory dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Above the church nave there is a domed vault depicting saints and ornamental motifs. Inside the church there is a valuable display over 300 years old.
This parish church, one of the few in the area, is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene who witnessed the Resurrection of Christ. July 22nd commemorates the day of St. Mary Magdalene. This day the Pope Francis raised to the level of the feast on June 3rd 2016, which was the feast of the Sacred Heart.