Maps of Power

Island of Lastovo, Church of St. George

Crkva Sv. Jurja, Црква Св. Јурја

Begin 01.01.1050
End 31.12.1100

Properties

ID 121591
System Class Place
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint George
Evidence Ruins
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque

Description

The Church of St. George (Sv. Juraj) on the Island of Lastovo is situated on Prežba (Priježba, Priještap), in the bay Veljem Lag. It was ruined in the Second World War.
It is a single nave building, similar to the Church of St. Luke, built probably in the second half of the 11th century. It has a semicircular apse on the outside and lesenes in the interior which supported the vault. It had a narrow lintel covered with a semicircular gable by which it differed from all Lastovo churches.
At the end of the 19th century was in a dilapidated condition. Then Bishop Gjivoje built a rest house next to it and a private chapel that still stands today.