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Island of Koločep, Church of St. Nicholas (St. Vitus)
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The Church of St. Nicholas is situated on a small plateau, halfway between Donje and Gornje Čelo. It was probably built between the 9th and the 11th century. Judging by the archival documentation from the 13th century, the Church was dedicated to Saint Vitus. On the other hand, fresco decoration indicates othervise.
Its a single nave edifice with a dome on pendantives, an apse which is semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside and has facade divided by lesenes. Inside, the edifice is divided with two lesenes in three bays. Fragments of the original doorpost decorated with a motif of double three-bar knots have been found, and were later used as building material. Parts of the altar screen, that probably belonged to the original Church, are decorated with various braided motifs of geometric design.
Remains of early medieval frescoes, that date to the end of the 11th century, represent figures of saints and have been preserved on the walls and on the vaults of the Church. Some researchers have found stylistic similarities with frescoes of the Church of St. John (Ivan) on the Island of Šipan.
On the Western side of the Church is a bell-tower with a bronze bell made in the 16th century by Ivan Krstitelj Rabljanin, which was brought from the Church of St. Mary in Donje Čelo in the 20th century.
Thorough conservation and archeological works were carried out in the 20th century so the Church of St. Nicholas is still in use, primarily as a cemetery church.
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Island of Lopud, Church of St. Elijah
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The remains of the Church of Sv. Elijah are situated on the south side of the semicircular bay of the Island of Lopud built probably in the 9th century, while Church furnishing from the 11th century indicates that the Church was restored the restoration at the end of the early medieval period. The Church of St. Elijah was first mentioned in written sources 1249.
Its a single nave building with a dome supported by squinches. Allegedly, traces of frescoes could once be seen on these squinches, but today the rain mostly washed them away. Interior walls have lesenes placed in the middle of the wall leaning against the stone consoles, which is specific to this edifice. Apse is semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside.
In time, the Church was left without a western facade and a roof, and with their demolition, the original square dome disappeared.
Fragments of stone decoration can still be seen, including transena, altar screen beam with parts of inscription in Latin and consoles.
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Island of Lopud, Church of St. John the Baptist
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The Church of St. John is situated in the area of Glavotok at the top of the hill named Ivanje brdo.
It was built in the 6th or 7th century, of which testify fragments of stone sculpture (pillars, capitals, etc.) scattered around the Church. After the demolition of the early Christian basilica a new edifice was erected around 1000/1050.
Its a single nave edifice with a dome. Outer walls are dissected by shallow niches, including a rectangular dome. A special feature of the Church of St. John is in the fact that in its interior, in a certain rhythm at the beginning of the barrel vault and in the apse, numerous earthen vessels were built in, which are smooth inside and quite well preserved, and indicate Byzantine influence (similar can be found in the Church of St. Nicholas and St. Sergius in Koločep).
The building was extended from the West side in the 14th century adding a completely new building. Even though the Church is in remains it is still in use on certain days.
Stylistically this Church is one of the earliest pre-Romanesque churches on the Island of Lopud.
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Island of Lopud, Church of St. Nicholas the Greek
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The Church of St. Nicholas the Greek is situated near the Polačica hill, North of the Church St. John and Church St. Peter, on the Island of Lopud. This church has an unusual name due to the fact that on the coast, within the Dominican monastery, there is another Church of the same name. The older one was given the adjective "Greek", which emphasizes its age and time of origin, i.e. in the time of the Byzantine Empire.
Its a single nave building with a dome (rectangular on the outside) and an apse is semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside, built in the 11th century. On the outside, the shallow niches end in double arches making this Church special since such decoration is rarely seen on this part of the land.
In the lower part of the apse fragments of fresco decoration can be seen.
The Church was in ruins but in the 1970s a complete conservation intervention was carried out and today the Church regained almost entirely its former appearance.
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Island of Lopud, Church of St. Peter
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The Church of St. Peter is situated on a remote part of an Island of Lopud, on the Eastern side of the Ivanje brdo, above the Šunj bay. It was possibly built in the 11th century. It is recorded in 1299 and was in ruins in the year 1773.
Its a single nave building, with an apse semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside. Shallow niches appear only in the interior, where the girdle in the middle reinforced the barrel vault.
Church is today in ruins with only the North wall partially preserved.
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Island of Šipan, Church of St. John
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The Church of St. John is located in Šilovo Selo, in the vicinity of Sundjurdje. The original pre-Romanesque Church was expanded in the 15th century and a new renaissance Church of flat surfaces and much larger dimensions was built. The original Church became a presbytery.
The original Church of St. John was a single nave edifice built probably in the 11th century. The interior had a semicircular vault intersected by two girdles and divided into three aisles.The facade walls feature a rhythmical alteration of decorative lesenes and niches (four on each side of the building) that are deeper than on other buildings on Šipan, of the same period. The apse was semicircular inside and rectangular on the outside.
Fresco decoration, with inscriptions in Latin, can be found in the apse and on the South wall, indicating that once the entire interior was painted.
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Island of Šipan, Church of St. Michael (Sutmiho) above the sea
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Ruined Church dedicated to St. Michael is located on a gorge above the sea, East of Bige Bay, on Island of Šipan.
Its a single nave edifice with a semicircular apse, built in the close proximity of an antique archaeological site. Also, with some capitals that were found, researchers believe that it was first built in the 6th or 7th century. In the Late Middle Ages the Church was expanded with the addition of the Western part and a vault, while its Northern window was reshaped.
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Island of Šipan, Church of St. Michael, in Pakljena
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The Church of St. Michael is situated on the Island of Šipan, in Pakljena, next to the benedictine Church of St. Mary. It was most probably built around the years 1000/1050.
Its a single nave edifice, with three bays, a dome based on squinches and an apse which is semicircular on the inside and rectangular on the outside.
The Church was partly refurbished and extended in the 14th century. In the time of the renaissance and/or baroque a bell-tower was added on the Western side of the building.
Fragments of fresco decoration are still visible, as well as some stone reliefs.
The church bears similarities to the Church of St John (Sveti Ivan) on the Island of Lopud.
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Island of Šipan, Church of St. Peter
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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.
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