Crkva (katedrala) Sv. Tripuna, Црква (катедрала) Св. Трипуна
End between 01.01.1124 and 31.12.1166
Properties
| ID | 122504 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Place |
| Place | Existing Church |
| Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17 |
| Dedication | Saint Tryphon |
| Denomination | Latin , Joint Christian prior to 1054 |
| Evidence | Existing Monument |
| Ground Plans | Octagon , Three Nave Basilica with a Dome |
| Stylistic Classification | Pre-Romanesque , Romanesque |
| Administrative unit | Montenegro |
Description
The Church of St. Tryphon and at the same time the Roman-Catholic Cathedral of Kotor is situated in the old town of Kotor. The first building was a martyrium (a central plan edifice) built in 809, financed by Andrea Saracenis, a famous citizen of Kotor, who bought the relics of St. Tryphon from Venetian merchants. This church is mentioned in the work "De Administrando Imperio (DAI)" of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (reigned 913-959). Remains of a pre-Romanesque building were found along the North-Eastern segment of the wall of today's Romanesque cathedral of St. Tryphon. Fragments of stone furniture, especially a ciborium, have remained and are dated to the 9th or 10th century. The second edifice was erected from 1124 (during the time of Bishop Ursac of Kotor) until 1166 (when all three church altars were consecrated). It was built in Romanesque style with elements from Byzantine architecture. Its appearance has changed over the centuries, most often due to frequent earthquakes. The cathedral was built as a three-nave basilica with a dome above the middle aisle of the main nave of the church, which was removed after two earthquakes during the 16th century. Each of the naves has an apse. The central apse is decorated with a sumptuous Gothic triforium. Two bell towers are on the Western façade. The interior was painted with frescoes in 1331.
literature
Jakšić 2009 — 82-113 , Karaman 1955 — 5-16 , Korać 1967 — 3-30 , Kovačević 1965/1966 — 101-107 , Lalošević 2016 — 171-184 , Marasović 2013 — 380-390 , Marković 2016b — 166-167, 169 , Martinović 1966 — 3-9 , Martinović 1990a — 5-29 , Martinović 1992 — 174-185 , Martinović 1995 — 345-355 , Martinović 2016 — 39-41 , Mirković 1951 — 277-280 , Petricioli 1980 — 118 , Preradović 2016a — 27-30 , Pušić 1971 — 39-51 , Pušić 1978 — 26 , Stjepčević 1938 , Tomasović 2006 — 137-147 , Tomasović 2014 — 267-280 , Tomić 2009 , Vežić/Lončar 2009 — 124-136, 266-269 , Zornija 2016 — 91, 96, 98-99, 102-103, 115 , Čanak-Medić 1997b — 83-98 , Čanak-Medić 2009 — 48-57 , Čanak-Medić/Čubrović 2010 , Čubrović 2008 — 25-42 , Čubrović 2009 — 58-69Relations
Artifacts (1)
| Name | Class | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ciborium from Kotor | Artifact | The original ciborium from the Church of St. Tryphon in Kotor dates back probably to the beginning of the 9th century. It was found in secondary use above the door leading to the sacristy of the cathedral. The ciborium is an excellent example of pre-Romanesque sculpture with characteristic interlacing and zoomorphic figures on its arcade, along with an inscription on three sides (the fourth side is considered to be the one built above one of the doors in the building of the neighbouring diocese and it doesn't contain any inscription). We have to emphasise that scholars disagree regarding the fragments of inscriptions, whether or not they belong to the same ciborium. Based on the inscription, some scholars dated this ciborium between 1169 and 1178 (also, L. Mirković believes that the inscription was engraved in the 11th century on a decorated plate of the 9th century). It was probably in the cathedral until the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century, when it was dismantled due to a reconstruction of the cathedral. Its parts were then built into the walls of the cathedral itself and other surrounding buildings. Also, various solutions of reading and interpretation have been proposed for the Saints mentioned in the inscription on the slab of the ciborium. The new ciborium of the Church of St. Tryphon in Kotor dates around 1362. |