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Rakocija 1990/1991

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ID 122719
System Class Bibliography
Bibliography Article
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška

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Miša Rakocija, Crkva u Gornjem Matejevcu kod Niša, in: Saopštenja XXII-XXIII (1990/1991) 7-24.

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Places (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Gornji Matejevac, Latin Church Place The Church in situated in Gornji Matejevac, near the city of Niš. It is a single-nave building in the shape of a concise elongated inscribed cross (divided into three bays) with a dome. The dome is octagonal on the outside, with four windows. The later added narthex leans against its Western side, and occupies a slightly smaller area than the nave. To the East is a semicircular altar apse, vaulted with a semi-calotte. The Church got its name 'Latin' in the 16th century when the Catholics (people from Dubrovnik, the Latins) were using it.