Church of the Holy Cross, Nin

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Church of the Holy Cross
Crkva Svetog Križa
File:Heilig Kreuz Kirche in Nin, Kroatien 2.jpg
Location Croatia Nin, Croatia
Denomination Roman Catholic
Architecture
Style Pre-Romanesque

Church of the Holy Cross (Croatian: Crkva svetog Križa) is a Croatian Pre-Romanesque Catholic church originating from the 9th century in Nin.

According to a theory from an art historian Mladen Pejaković,[1] the design has an intentionally unbalanced elliptical form designated to "follow" the position of the Sun, retaining the functionality of a calendar and sundial.[1] In its beginning, in the time of the Croatian principality, it was used as a royal chapel of the duke's courtyard nearby.[1]

The church is that of a central type, it features the Croatian interlace (or simply "troplet") and a carved name of the Croatian župan "Godečaj".[1]

The church is known under the moniker of "the smallest cathedral in the world",[2][3] but it does not actually contain the seat of a bishop of Nin today.

  • Croatia, Nin, church.JPG

    Back view

  • Eglise Sainte Croix de Nin.JPG

    Right view

  • Kostel sv krize.jpg

    The entrance with an altar fence

  • Crkva sv. Križa u Ninu 2010.jpg
  • Crkva sv. Križa, Nin - ploča.jpg

    Entrance plaque

  • Church of St. Cross in Nin - interior.jpg

    Interior

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Croatian) http://www.casopis-gradjevinar.hr/dokumenti/200907/6.pdf Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "sun" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ (Croatian) Izaberi.hr - Nin
  3. ↑ (Croatian) http://www.arbela.hr/hr-nin.html

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