The church and monastery of St. Michael are situated in the very center of Zadar, between the main town square - People's square ( "Narodni trg" - Croatian) and the street which is called "Varoš" (Croatian).
The usual nickname of the church is "The main place for confession in Zadar".
It is the home of the friars of the Third Order of St. Francesco (TOR - Tertius Ordo Regularis).
During the attacks of the Ottoman Empire, that monastery was abandoned and ruined by the decision of Zadar's town hall in 1537.
So the friars moved to the monastery of St. John the Baptist which was situated only about hundred meters from its current place.