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The island began as a pile of rocks, and according to legend, on July 22, 1452, two fishermen discovered an image of Virgin Mary there, leading to the construction of a tiny Orthodox chapel, which was later replaced by a Catholic chapel built by the Venetians in 1630, and the island was further expanded by piling rocks from the mainland and by sinking old ships, a custom that continues to this day with the annual tradition of citizens throwing rocks into the sea, known as "fašinada"