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St Blaise Church.
Baroque church of the Dubrovnik’s patron St
Blais (St Vlaho), build on the place
of the old Romanic church from 1368 that has been lost in a fire, gain
its final shape in 1715. Sustained major damage in 1667 earthquake, but
completely ruined in the one night fire in 1706, on request of Dubrovnik
authorities was rebuild by Venetian architect and sculptor Marino
Gropelli
foloving the design
of Venetian church of St Mauricius,
but manage to
remain
some treasures from the previous church. It’s a central
building with the oval dome in the center, big decorated portal and
large staircase out front, with its rich baroque decorations stand out
from the simple facades of the Piaca houses bringing vividness to this
street. The golden statue of St Blaise holding a model of the Town from
15th century is placed at the main altar, an it is one of the
precious sculptures of the Dubrovnik art in general, maid by unknown
sculptor from Dubrovnik school. Later on, due to this marvelous map held
in the saints arms,
the buildings crashed in the 1667 earthquake, were
easily recognizable and the fact that a statue is considered to be
miraculous is because it survived the Church fire undamaged. The
painted organ loft behind the high altar is work of Petar Mattel
Matejević (early 18th century) and the glass windows are work
of Ivo Dulčić (1971). Stone walls statues of St Peter and
St
Jerome are
made by Nikola Lazanid of Brač in late 16th century. |
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