Island of Lopud, Church of St. Maurus

Crkva Sv. Mavra, Црква Св. Мавра
Begin 01.01.1000
Properties
ID 122079
System Class
Place Abandoned Church palaioekklesia crkvište
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint Maurus
Evidence Ruins — Ruins (from Latin ruina, "a collapse") are the remains of a civilisation's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate destruction by humans, or uncontrollable destruction by natural phenomena.
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Description

Ruins of the Church of St. Maurus are situated in the Eastern part of the Island of Lopud, at the place of Poluga. The Church was built probably in the 11th century, while first known written documents that mention the Church date from 1281 and 1284.
The remains of the Church are preserved to a height of about 3 m, mostly on the north wall. Its a single nave edifice of trapezoidal shape with semicircular apse and divided interior into three bays with lesenes.

Literature
Marasović 2013 — 244-245

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