On the island of Pasman there are two valuable monasteries - Franciscan from the 14 - 18 century and Benedictine from the 12th - 15 century. The latter is important as the only active Benedictine monastery in Croatia with valuable collection of old paintings and attractive position.

Ćokovac is the last active Benedictine monastery in Croatia and famous Glagolitic center.
After the destruction of Venice in the 12th Biograd century Benedictine monks coming to Ćokovac and build a new monastery. In the 14th century, the monastery was damaged, but it Benedictines rebuilt and reconstructed the church in the Gothic style. Church decorated with painted Gothic crucifix from the 15th century. The 1808th The monastery was extinguished and revived again 1965th The name "Ćokovac" comes from the word "Choke", a name in the local dialect for the blackbird.