Maps of Power

Island of Šipan, Church of St. John

Crkva Sv. Jovana/Sv. Ivana, Црква Св. Јована/Св. Ивана

Begin 01.01.1100
End 31.12.1400

Properties

ID 118033
System Class Place
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint John the Baptist
Evidence Existing Monument
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica
Place Existing Church
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Administrative unit Croatia , Dubrovnik Neretva County

Description

The Church of St. John is located in Šilovo Selo, in the vicinity of Sundjurdje. The original pre-Romanesque Church was expanded in the 15th century and a new renaissance Church of flat surfaces and much larger dimensions was built. The original Church became a presbytery.
The original Church of St. John was a single nave edifice built probably in the 11th century. The interior had a semicircular vault intersected by two girdles and divided into three aisles.The facade walls feature a rhythmical alteration of decorative lesenes and niches (four on each side of the building) that are deeper than on other buildings on Šipan, of the same period. The apse was semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside.
Fresco decoration, with inscriptions in Latin, can be found in the apse and on the South wall, indicating that once the entire interior was painted.