Church of the Holy Cross () is a Croatian
Pre-Romanesque
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Catholic
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church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
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originating from the 9th century in
Nin.
Description
The church is that of a central type, it features the
Croatian interlace
The Croatian interlace or Croatian wattle, known as the or in Croatian, is a type of interlace, most characteristic for its three-ribbon pattern. It is one of the most often used patterns of Croatian pre-Romanesque art and architecture.
Ove ...
(or simply "troplet") and a carved name of the ''župan'' (count) of Nin "Godečaj", who administered the county of Nin during the time of the
Croatian principality. He built the church next to his local seat in the 9th-century.
The church is known under the moniker of "the smallest
cathedral
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in the world."
The name comes from the fact that it was once the seat of the
bishop of Nin
The Diocese of Nin (historically, Nona) was a Catholic jurisdiction probably founded in the middle of the 9th century. Fine, 1991, p. 254[historian
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Mladen Pejaković,
[ the design has an intentionally unbalanced elliptical form designated to "follow" the position of the ]Sun
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, retaining the functionality of a calendar
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and sundial
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Gallery
File:Croatia, Nin, church.JPG, Back view
File:Eglise Sainte Croix de Nin.JPG, Right view
File:Kostel_sv_krize.jpg, The entrance with an altar fence
File:Crkva sv. Križa u Ninu 2010.jpg
File:Crkva sv. Križa, Nin - ploča.jpg, Entrance plaque
File:Church of St. Cross in Nin - interior.jpg, Interior
See also
*Nin, Croatia
Nin (; , or ''Nona'') is a town in the Zadar County of Croatia.
Nin was historically important as a centre of a medieval Christian Diocese of Nin. Nin was also the seat of the Princes of Dalmatia.
Geography
Nin's historical center is locat ...
* Church of St. Nicholas, Nin
* Architecture of Croatia
* Church of St. Donatus
*Church of Holy Salvation, Cetina
The Church of the Holy Salvation or Holy Saviour () was a Pre-Romanesque art and architecture, Pre-Romanesque church in the Dalmatian Hinterland, Croatia, whose ruins are now a historic site. It is located in the small village of Cetina, Croatia, ...
References
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Catholic church buildings in Croatia
9th-century establishments in Croatia
Medieval architecture
Buildings and structures in Zadar County
Pre-Romanesque architecture in Croatia
Tourist attractions in Zadar County