Maps of Power

Donji Humac, Island of Brač, Church of St. Luke

Crkva Sv. Luke, Donji Humac, Црква Св. Луке, Доњи Хумац

Begin between 01.01.1090 and 31.12.1100

Properties

ID 123220
System Class Place
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint Luke the Evangelist
Denomination Latin
Evidence Existing Monument
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Administrative unit Croatia

Description

The Church of St. Luke is situated in Donji Humac, on the Island of Brač. It was probably built at the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century.
Its a single nave vaulted edifice with interior that is divided into two bays. Semicircular apse is on the Eastern side of the Church. On the West wall of the church Davor Duvorčić once found a drawing of a ship with sails, engraved in still fresh plaster, dated at the time the Church was erected. Next to the Church is a Early Christian sarcophagus with a cross.