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Prčanj, Church of St. Thomas

Crkva Sv. Tome, Црква Св. Томе

Begin 01.01.0800
End 31.12.0899

Properties

ID 122357
System Class Place
Place Not Preserved Church
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17
Dedication Saint Thomas
Denomination Joint Christian prior to 1054
Evidence Ruins
Ground Plans Triconchos
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Administrative unit Montenegro

Description

The Church of St. Thomas is situated in the surrounding area of Prčanj. Today only its foundations remain. It could not be localised in situ in autumn 2021 due to the vegetation in the area. The church is a triconchos with a dome, built probably in the 9th century. Fragments of capitals and an altar screen have been found. Such a ground plan is preserved only in the Boka Kotorska in the Eastern Adriatic and was also implemented in the original church of St. Tryphon in Kotor. This form, however, is known in Carolingian architecture with the most prominent example in the oratory at Germigny-des-Prés, dated to the beginning of the 9th century, and in Early Christian as well as Early Medieval Armenian architecture.

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The Carolingian Church in Germigny-des-Prés in France
The Carolingian Church in Germigny-des-Prés in France