Franjevački samostan u Svaču, Фрањевачки самостан у Свачу
Begin 01.01.1288
End 31.12.1288
End 31.12.1288
Properties
ID | 124324 |
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System Class | Place |
Place | Abandoned Monastery |
Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , TIB 17 , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , Helen – a Catholic Noblewoman, Serbian Queen and Interreligious Donor |
Dedication | Blessed Virgin Mary |
Denomination | Latin |
Evidence | Ruins |
Ground Plans | Single Nave Basilica |
Stylistic Classification | Romanesque , Gothic |
Administrative unit | Montenegro |
1 km
3000 ft
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Description
The Franciscan Monastery dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated in Svač near the city of Ulcinj and was built by the Serbian Queen Jelena Anžujska (ca. 1230-1314) in 1288. Today in ruins, only the foundations remain, it was a single-nave edifice with a rectangular apse and wooden roof. Fragments of fresco decoration are still visible. In the lunette of the portal of the church, parts of the fresco of the Virgin have been preserved.