Properties
| ID | 120331 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Bibliography |
| Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška |
Description
Dubravka Preradović, Bisanzio sull’Adriatico nel IX e X secolo. Topografia sacra (Udine-Paris 2011) (unpublished PhD thesis).
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Places (2)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budva, Church of St. John the Baptist | Place | The Church of St. John the Baptist is situated in the old town of Budva and was erected in the 7th century. It was reconstructed multiple times. The church was initially built as a rotunda and later transformed into a single nave edifice. On the Southern side, above the chapels on the ground floor, a two-storey episcopal palace was erected, and on the Northern side, from the square base, rises a bell tower with a clock (refurbished in 1850). The church houses the famous miraculous icon of the Madonna in Punta or the so-called "Our Lady of Budva" (13th to 14th centuries), which was brought to the Church of St. John the Baptist from the Church of St. Mary in Punta. Remains of fresco decoration from the 14th century are still visible on the inner Northern wall. The church has two side chapels, one in the North, the other in the South. The Northern side chapel houses the miraculous icon of the Madonna in Punta. Today the Church of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic church. Immediately to the South of the episcopal palace an Early Christian basilica from the 5th and 6th centuries was excavated. | ||
| Martinići, Church of St. Archangel Michael | Place | The ruins of a basilica are situated in the vicinity of the village of Martinići. It was built in the second half of the 9th or in the 10th century. It is a three nave basilica, having lateral aisles separated from the central one with full walls. A narthex is to be found on the Western side of the basilica. Some researchers believe that the Northern aisle served for baptism. The remains of sculpted stone furnishing in the altar and the nave indicate a richly equipped edifice. A Greek inscription on the altar screen mentions the name of Saint Archangel Michael, which led researchers to believe that he is the patron Saint of the church. This very inscription has been interpreted in two ways: 1. + Ο Θ(EO)C TH ΠΡΕC(BEIA) ...E TON (Π)ETR(0N)I ... 2. + Ο Θ(EO)C TH ΠΡΕC(BEIA) ... (ΦYΛATT)E TON (Π)ETR(0N)I ... Moreover, it mentions the name of a certain Peter, who could have been the donor of the basilica. Another inscription in Latin has been read as follows: + (MICH)AEL ET IOH(AN)E DIE ... ET GLORIA BEATO MIXAEL AR(CHANGELO) ... N ... LIN Unfortunately, no other written account has been preserved on this basilica. |
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. |