Crkva Svetog Jovana u Zatonu, Црква Светог Јована у Затону
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Properties
ID | 119610 |
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System Class | Place |
Place | Church |
Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17 |
Dedication | Saint John the Baptist |
Denomination | Orthodox , Joint Christian prior to 1054 |
Evidence | Existing Monument |
Ground Plans | Triconchos |
Administrative unit | Montenegro |
Description
The Church of St. John the Baptist in Zaton on the River Lim near Bijelo Polje is a trefoil church built in the 9th or the 10th century, was destroyed in the 14th century and again in the 20th century. Finally, it was rebuilt in the 21st century. The similarity with the Church of St. Panteleimon in Ohrid indicates that it was probably erected during the reign of Tsar Samuel. The ground plan indicates a single nave church with square base and three conchae on its Eastern, Northern and Southern sides. Fragments of fresco decoration and a stone slab floor were found. Researchers believe that the church was fresco decorated in the time of the Serbian Prince Miroslav (reigned 1162-1190).