Maps of Power

Osor, Island of Cres, Church of St. Peter

Crkva Sv. Petra, Црква Св. Петра

Begin between 01.01.1000 and 31.12.1050

Properties

ID 118073
System Class Place
Place Abandoned Church palaioekklesia crkvište
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint Peter
Denomination Latin
Evidence Ruins
Ground Plans Three Nave Basilica
Stylistic Classification Romanesque
Administrative unit Croatia , Primorje Gorski Kotar County

Description

The Benedictine Church of St. Peter was built in the first half of the 11th century. It was founded by Saint Gaudenzio, a disciple of Saint Romuald. The church was already in 1453 in ruins.
Its a three-nave basilica with three apses. In the 15th century the Church was rebuilt so her interior got smaller (the central apse was walled up, and the Southern one can be found outside today's wall in the area of the field). Also, a Romanesque sacristy was added to the basilica.

Files

The Church of St. Peter on the Island of Cres (Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0)
The Church of St. Peter on the Island of Cres (Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0)