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St. Martin's Parish Church () in Bled (northwestern Slovenia) is the parish church of the Parish of Bled.


Construction

A Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival structure was built from 1903 until 1905 according to plans by the Austrian architect Friedrich von Schmidt, with minor modifications, particularly in regard to internal equipment, by the architect Josip Vancaš. It was built by the Gustav Tönnies Company from Ljubljana.


Equipment

The church contains a number of frescoes painted in 1930 by the Prešeren Award-winning artist Slavko Pengov, including one portraying Vladimir Lenin as Judas Iscariot in a depiction of the Last Supper. It also hosts a number of statues by Ivan Vurnik.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Bled Roman Catholic churches completed in 1905 Bled Gothic Revival church buildings in Slovenia Josip Vancaš buildings, Saint Martin 1905 establishments in Austria-Hungary 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Slovenia