St. Luke's Church

Kotor, Montenegro

St. Luke's Church was built by Mauro Kacafrangi in 1195 of which is mentioned in the inscription on the western façade. This is a modest one-nave church whose main nave is longitudinally divided into three parts. St. Luka’s church has characteristics of the Romanesque and Byzantine architecture. This is the only building in the town which did not suffer any major damage during earthquakes. It was depicted with frescoes soon after its construction, of which remained only some fragments on the southern wall.

The church altar was the work of Dascal Dimitrije, the founder of the Rafailovic school of painting from the seventeenth century. Once this church was catholic, but later it was given to orthodox people to use. Thus the church has two altars – the catholic and orthodox. The church floor is made of tombstones of common tombs of Kotor citizens, as burials took place in the very church until 1930s.

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Ulica 1, Kotor, Montenegro
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Founded: 1195
Category: Religious sites in Montenegro

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www.tokotor.me

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Anita (4 years ago)
Very beautiful old Orthodox Church with icons and frescoes inside. Worth a visit if you’re in old town.
Szymon Pieńkowski (4 years ago)
Very impressive.
Adrian Nowak (4 years ago)
Beautiful iconostasis
Adrian Yong (6 years ago)
Old Town of Kotor Montenegro. Historic, quaint, narrow lanes and filled with retailers, restaurants and even stores selling knock off goods. Supposed to be the City of Cats.....which are bigger than most other cats I have seen.
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