Maps of Power

Bijaći, Church of St. Martha

Crkva Sv. Marte, Црква Св. Марте

Begin between 01.01.0800 and 31.12.0850

Properties

ID 118202
System Class Place
Place Abandoned Church palaioekklesia crkvište
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint Martha
Denomination Latin
Evidence Surface Feature
Ground Plans Three Nave Basilica
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Administrative unit Croatia , Split Dalmatia County

Description

The Church of St. Martha was built in the first half of the 9th century. It was part of the royal complex of Bijaći and was erected on the foundations of an earlier basilica. The Church was renovated in recent times.
Its a three nave edifice with a rectangular apse and was decorated with reliefs and sculpture.