Properties
Period:
01.01.1000
| ID | 117953 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Place |
| Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Evidence | Ruins , Existing Monument |
| Ground Plans | Single Nave Basilica with a Dome |
| Place | Rebuilt Church |
| Stylistic Classification | Pre-Romanesque |
| Administrative unit | Croatia , Dubrovnik Neretva County |
Description
The Church of St. Peter on the Island of Šipan is situated on Velji vrh, near the abandoned village Govedjari. It was built probably in the 11th century.
Its a rectangular single nave edifice divided into three bays, with a dome placed on squinches. Apse is semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside.
The facade of the lateral walls feature a rhythmical alteration of lesenes and niches of approximately equal width. The Eastern wall is divided by two narrow blind niches. The Western wall was divided by lesenes framed by a single arch.
Conservation and restoration works in the 20th century completely restored the building.
Its a rectangular single nave edifice divided into three bays, with a dome placed on squinches. Apse is semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside.
The facade of the lateral walls feature a rhythmical alteration of lesenes and niches of approximately equal width. The Eastern wall is divided by two narrow blind niches. The Western wall was divided by lesenes framed by a single arch.
Conservation and restoration works in the 20th century completely restored the building.
literature
Goss 1987
— 124
Lučić 1961
— 78-79
Marasović 1960
— 33-47
Marasović 1978
— 77
Marasović 1984
— 150-156
Marasović 1994
— 86
Marasović 2013
— 199-204
Peković 2002
— 234-252
Peković 2008
— 107-137
Posedel 1952
— 114-119
Regan/Nadilo 2006i
— 589-591