Maps of Power

Telašćica, Island of Dugi, Church of St. John

Crkva Sv. Ivana, Црква Св. Ивана

Begin between 01.01.1060 and 31.12.1065

Properties

ID 117890
System Class Place
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint John the Baptist
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica
Place Abandoned Church palaioekklesia crkvište
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Administrative unit Croatia , Zadar County

Description

The Church of St. John is situated on the Island of Dugi, in Telašćica.
Its a single nave edifice, whose interior is divided into three bays and has a semicircular apse on its Eastern end. Since middle bay is narrower than the other two, some researchers believe it used to have a dome.
The Church is mentioned in a document, which is dated between 1060 and 1065.