Maps of Power

Škrip, Island of Brač, Church of the Holy Spirit

Crkva Sv. Duha, Црква Св. Духа

Begin between 01.01.0600 and 01.01.0840
End between 01.01.1000 and 31.12.1300

Properties

ID 122728
System Class Place
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Holy Spirit
Evidence Existing Monument
Ground Plans Three Nave Basilica
Place Existing Church
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Administrative unit Split Dalmatia County , Croatia

Description

The Church of the Holy Spirit is situated on the Island of Brač, in Škrip.
It was first built in the 7th century and it was a three nave basilica with a wooden ceiling and roof.
In 840 Škrip was looted and ruined, therefore the Church as well. In the 11th century a new edifice was built. It is a three nave building divined into three bays, with a semicircular apse on its Eastern end. Bell tower was added in the 14th century.