Crkva Bogorodice u Lužinama (Gospa od Lužina), Manastir Bogorodica Stonska, Госпа од Лужина
End between 01.01.1250 and 31.12.1300
Properties
ID | 118058 |
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System Class | Place |
Place | Existing Church |
Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška |
Dedication | Blessed Virgin Mary |
Denomination | Orthodox |
Ground Plans | Single Nave Basilica |
Stylistic Classification | Medieval |
Administrative unit | Croatia , Dubrovnik Neretva County |
Description
The Church of the Virgin of Lužine (Monastery of the Holy Mother of God) was built in the 10th or the 11th century in the Ston Polje field, close to the sea. It underwent several renovations in the 13th and 16th centuries which makes it difficult to determine its former appearance.
The Church is a single-nave edifice with a semicircular apse, and a tower on its Western end (built during later renovations). It is also probable that this Church Sava Nemanjić designated as the seat of the bishopric in Hum, in 1220.
The Church was repaired and restored after an earthquake in 1667 and later again in 1891. Today it is a Roman Catholic Church.