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Supetarska Draga, Island of Rab, Church of St. Peter

Crkva Sv. Petra, Црква Св. Петра

Begin 01.01.1060

Properties

ID 118076
System Class Place
Place Existing Church
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint Peter
Denomination Latin
Evidence Existing Monument
Ground Plans Three Nave Basilica
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque , Romanesque
Administrative unit Croatia , Primorje Gorski Kotar County

Description

The Church of St. Peter was built at some point before 1060. It was part of a monastery. In the 12th century a bell-tower as well as a portal and in the 15th century aisles were added. The monastery was abandoned at an unknown date and the tower was demolished in the 19th century.
The Church was built on an Early Christian cult site, from the 6th or the 7th century. Its a three nave edifice, with three apses on the Eastern side and a bell-tower on the Western side, dated in the 12th century. Its has windows on the Northern and Southern side of the building and wooden ceiling.