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Ston, Church of St. Archangel Michael

Crkva Svetog Mihaila u Stonu, Црква Светог Михаила у Стону

Begin between 01.01.1040 and 31.12.1040
End between 01.01.1050 and 31.12.1050

Properties

ID 117946
System Class Place
Place Existing Church
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint Archangel Michael
Evidence Existing Monument
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica with a Dome
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Administrative unit Croatia , Dubrovnik Neretva County
MarkerMarker
1 km
3000 ft
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Description

The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Ston was probably erected by Prince Stefan Vojislav, the archont of the Serbs and a Terbounian Serb (reigned ca. 1037-1050), in the first half of the 11th century. The church is situated on top of the hill named Gradac and it might have served as a palace church.
Its a rectangular, single-nave building, which is divided with composite pilasters into three bays (the middle one has a blind dome, while Eastern and Western have groin vaults) and a bell-tower situated on its Western side. The altar apse is semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside. The exterior is decorated with lesenes and niches, while door frames and stone window have low-relief decoration.
Fresco decoration has been severely damaged but we can still recognize its iconographical programme. Certainly the most significant is the fresco decoration of the ktetor who is holding a model of the church and along with Latin inscriptions we can conclude that the paintings are of Western pre-Romanesque and Byzantine influence finished probably around 1050 (for sure until 1081).

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Fresco of the Serbian Ruler Mihailo of Zahumlje in the Church of St. Michael in Ston (Wikipedia, Open License)
Fresco of the Serbian Ruler Mihailo of Zahumlje in the Church of St. Michael in Ston (Wikipedia, Open License)