Spodnje Danje (; in older sources also ''Spodnje Dajne'', ) is a village in the

Municipality of Železniki The Municipality of Železniki (; ) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Železniki. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former large ...

in the

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region of

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Church

The church in the village is dedicated to

Saint Mark Mark the Evangelist ( Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: ''Mârkos''), also known as John Mark ( Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, romanized: ''Iōánnēs Mârkos;'' Aramaic'': ܝܘܚܢܢ, romanized: Yōḥannān'') or Saint Ma ...

. It is originally a late Gothic structure from the 16th century that was reworked in the Baroque style in the 18th century, and the nave was vaulted in 1863. The main altar in the church dates from 1739 (with older statuary), and the side altars date from the end of the 18th century. The chancel contains frescoes painted by Simon Ogrin in 1910.

References

External links

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Spodnje Danje on Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Železniki {{Železniki-geo-stub