Following of Ante Pavlović

During the 1990s, Pavlović gained popularity in war-torn Croatia, as he was apparently healing his followers by taking them for a dip in Novo Čiče lake during the winter storm.

[3] He subsequently opened Ante's Temple of Health (Antin Hram Zdravlja) in Donji Dragonožec, Croatia, where his followers would come for healing.

[2] As Croatian daily Večernji list wrote, prior to the 1990s Pavlović lived for some time in Switzerland and the US, where he ended up in mental institutions.

In later stages of his life, Pavlović claimed that he was a reincarnation of Jesus Christ, about to become a president of Croatia and he even pasted around public posters advertising his presidential candidacy.

As his health was deteriorating, he decided to go on a trip to Sinj by walking, but felt ill as he reached Gospić.