Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.53745/ccp.46.91.5
The Sacral Layering of the Position of the Orthodox Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Drniš
Kristina Babić
; Department of Art History, Faculty of Philosophy in Split, Split, Croatia
Frane Prpa
orcid.org/0009-0002-7505-1841
Abstract
In the preserved records from the Venetian rule in Drniš, in the late seventeenth century, but even during the eighteenth century, one can find mention of three Roman-Catholic churches: St. Anthony, St. Barbara, and St. Rocco. Besides these churches, preserved sources mention one more church that provided spiritual care for the newcomers, who declared themselves as believers di rito Greco. The oldest pictorial representation of this church by di rito Greco is preserved in the sketch of the cadastral plan of Drniš from 1710. In this sketch the church is marked as Chiesa di sant’Maria d’Grecij. Since the last written mention of this church dates from 1741, it is not possible to trace its historical development until 1828, when the church was included in the Austrian cadastral map. In the view of the fact that the church from the beginning of the eighteenth century differs from its representations from the nineteenth century, question arises whether it was the same church, or the building undergone some architectural upgrades over the time, or it was a completely new church built sometime between 1741 and 1828. The analysis has revealed that due to its poor condition, the church was closed in 1888, later demolished in 1898, and a new church was built in its place. The first plans for the new Orthodox church were made by the Construction Department of Knin in 1890, but these plans were not accepted due to the high costs. The project of the new Orthodox church was finally completed in 1897 by the famous Croatian architect Ćiril Metod Iveković. After Iveković's project was approved by the Ministry of Theology and Education in 1898, the construction of the church began in the summer of 1899, on the occasion of the feast of the Assumption (August 28). Nine years will pass from the blessing of the foundation stone in 1899 to the blessing of the new church. The reason for such a long time of building the new church was lack of financial assets. Finally, the church was ceremonially opened and blessed on June 21, 1908.
Keywords
Ćiril Metod Iveković; Drniš; neo-Romanesque style; Venetian cadaster; Orthodox church; urban development of Drniš
Hrčak ID:
308516
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Publication date:
5.10.2023.
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