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Dubrovnik, Church of St. Blaise (St. Mary) in Pustijerna
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The Church of St. Blaise (St. Blaise/Sv. Vlaho is a patron saint of the city) is situated North of Pustijerna in Dubrovnik. It was built in 972 after the saint miraculously saved the city. In the 12th century a new edifice was built (on the grounds of previous one) dedicated to St. Mary, on the request of its ktetor King Richard of England and a first mass was held in 1197.
Under the floor of today's baroque cathedral the remains of the early medieval Church of St. Blaise were found, preserved to a height of about 2 m. Even though researchers disagree over the original plan of the Church it was probably a three nave basilica with a dome, that has been expanded over time. Three phases of construction of the early medieval Church have been established, in 972, around 1020 and in 1060. Later, in 1171 a new Church dedicated to St. Mary was built.
Also, remains of stone furnishings and sculpture have been found, as well as fragments of fresco decoration.
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Dubrovnik, Church of St. Peter
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The Church of St. Peter is situated in Dubrovnik,East of the byzantine castle (Castello), and was probably built at the end of the 10th century and is the oldest cathedral in the city. The cathedral complex has not survived, and what has remained is the crypt that now lies underneath the Baroque Church of St. Catherine.
The oldest mention of the Church is in the document from 1386. By the 16th century the Church was altered, especially after the earthquake in 1667 when it was rebuilt and incorporated into the new Church of St. Catherine. During the 19th century the Church has undergone significant changes.
The Church was a three nave basilica with a transept and a dome, with an apse on the East side which is rectangular on the outside and semicircular on the inside, with a crypt bellow the apse and the nave. Some researchers assumed that the narthex on the West side was framed by bell towers. Therefore its an edifice with a strong Byzantine and Western (Romanesque) influence.
The facade was divided by shallow niches. Numerous stone church furnishing including capitals, pilasters, lintels, ciborium, altar screen, etc. has been found testifying the time of the construction.
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Dubrovnik, Church of St. Simeon
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The Church of St. Simeon was situated in the Western part of Kaštel (Castello), in Dubrovnik.
The Church was probably built in the 11th century since it was first mentioned in 1108 (terminus ante quem) by the Archbishop of Dubrovnik Domenico. In a devastating earthquake in 1667 the Church was completely ruined and was never rebuilt again. With the expansion of the city, on the site of the Church, the sacristy of St. Peter was built.
Based on archival data, in 1956, the history of the Church and the Monastery was first presented to the public.
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Dubrovnik, Church of Sts. Cosmas and Damian
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The Church of Sts. Cosmas and Damian (today's Church of St. Bartola) is situated within the complex of the Bishops Palace (Palace Sarkočević) in Dubrovnik. It was probably built in the 10th or the beginning of the 11th century. According to an inscription from 1749 at the side entrance of the building near the Church we are familiar with the former dedication of the Church. In the 11th century the Church was given to the Benedictines and was demolished in the 13th century.
The Church was a single nave vaulted building similar to the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Mljet and St. Philip and Jacob in Pelješac. On the west facade of today's church of St. Bartola remained a fully preserved decorated portal that originally belonged to the Church of St. Cosmas and Damian.
At the end of the 18th century, the Sorkočević Palace was built next to the Church of St. Bartola.
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Dubrovnik, St. Mary of Castellum (Sv. Marija od Kaštela)
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The Church of St. Mary of Castellum (Sv. Marija od Kaštela) is situated in the South-Western part of Dubrovnik.
The original appearance and typical affiliation of the pre-Romanesque church of St. Mary is not known. Based on the decorative features of the pilaster above the entrance door and another with a cross motif, the Church can be dated to the end of the 8th or the beginning of the 9th century.
The Church probably turned into a cathedral when it was built to the South side next to the smaller and older church of St. Sergius and Bacchus (built in the 6th century). Some researchers suggest that it is possible that the current chapel dedicated to St. Mary, in the monastery complex, is actually a former Church of St. Mary.
In the 12th century it became a Benedictine monastery.
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