Maps of Power

Čepikuće, Church of St. Martin

Crkva Sv. Martina, Црква Св. Мартина

Begin between 01.01.0500 and 31.12.0550
End between 31.12.1090 and 31.12.1600

Properties

ID 121681
System Class Place
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint Martin
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica
Stylistic Classification Late Antique and Early Medieval before 900 AD , Pre-Romanesque

Description

The Church of St. Martin is situated in the village Čepikuće. It was built in the 6th century (in the time of Emperor Justinian, ruled 527-565), and at the end of 11th century was reduced in length.
Its a single nave vaulted building, with two niches on its lateral sides. Its apse is semicircular on the inside and trapezoidal on the outside (as was probably in the 6th century).
It the 17th century the building was enlarged by a longer and wide baroque vestibule.