Original scientific paper
The early Croatian church of St. Fosca near Žminj, Istria
Ante Šonje
; Muzej Poreštine u Poreču
Abstract
A through exploration of the church of St. Fosca near Žminj, Istria, whose present-day appearance bears witness to its numerous enlargements as well as to archeological excavations, enables the author to determine the existence of an Old Croatian church on the same site in the late Middle Ages. According to the author, this was a rectangular basilica with a single nave, a semi-circular apse, and a barrel vault. This belief is substantiated with the uncovered ruins of the church foundations and parts of the walls. Discovered fragments of stone furniture within the church helped him date the ruins. The comparison with Old Croatian architecture in the Dalmatian part of Croatia indicates the early period of the 9 and 10 centuries as the time of construction.
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Hrčak ID:
145088
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Publication date:
15.12.1987.
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