St. Clement's Church, Piran, Slovenia

St. Clement church was first mentioned in the 13th century. It acquired its present-day appearance after numerous renovations in the year 1773 and extensive restoration in the year 1890.

It was dedicated to one of the first Roman popes – St. Clement. Because of the dreaded plague that propagated throughout Istria in the 17th century, the church was renamed Our Lady of Health Church, as St. Mary was, together with St. Rocco, an intercessor against plague.

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Chris Chan (5 months ago)
Great view from the garden of the church,

diana marceta (11 months ago)
The church is located above Tartini square, and from here you have a wonderful view of the city and the sea. At the top of the bell tower is Michael the Archangel, turning in the wind and predicting the weather. If it faces the open sea, good weather is expected, when it faces Trieste, the weather will worses.

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