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Religious Sites

Religious sites

Faith marked the history of the Republic—it was a refuge and comfort in times of hardship, and a symbol of the city's resilience on stone. A walk from the grand churches, which reflected the power and importance of faith in the lives of people of that time, to the small hidden chapels where suffering, secrets, and joys were shared with the Almighty, and the discovery of one of the oldest synagogues in Europe, brings us back to history, while at the same time strongly connecting us to the present—because most of Dubrovnik’s sacred buildings are still in use for worship today.
Benediktinski samostan© Julien Duval

Benedictine Abbey

The Benedictine monastery and church on the island of Lokrum were founded at the beginning of the 11th century. During the 12th century, the monastery entered a period of considerable…

Crkva Gospe od Milosrđa© Raguž Lučić

Church of Our Lady of Mercy

The Church of Our Lady of Mercy is the oldest votive shrine of the Ragusan seafarers and pious congregation. It was mentioned for the first time in 1279. The medieval church was extended at…

Crkva svetoga Jakova© Raguž Lučić

Church of St James

The Church of St James and the Benedictine Abbey of Višnjica were built in 1222. This originally Romanesque church and the Abbey underwent thorough changes in the mid-16th century in the…

© Raguž Lučić

Church of St James Pipunar

Right by the city walls, on Peline, there is a small church of St James Pipunar, previously dedicated to St Paul. It was mentioned for the first time in 1225 when the Dominicans arrived in…

Crkva svetoga Josipa© Raguž Lučić

Church of St Joseph

The Church of St Joseph was built on the site of the Church of St James, one year after its destruction in the earthquake of 1667. The Church has a single nave with an apse which has…

Crkvica svetoga Luke© Raguž Lučić

Church of St Luke

The small Church of St. Luke gained its present appearance through multiple extensions of the original single-nave Old Croatian church, dating from the 9th to 11th century.

© Raguž Lučić

Church of St Margaret

Legend has it that the Church of St Margaret was built in 1571 by Queen Margaret (Margarita) on the site of a former church. The oldest Church of St Margaret occupied the area of the…

Church of St Mary of the Castle

The Benedictine Convent and the Church of St Mary of the Castle were built on the site of the Castellum (Kaštio), the oldest fort in Dubrovnik. The convent was established in the 12th…

Crkva svetoga Nikole© Raguž Lučić

Church of St Nicholas

The Church of St Nicholas is situated at the end of Prijeko Street. The original pre-Romanesque church was of the southern Dalmatian type of single-nave longitudinal church with a cupola…

Crkva sv. Spasa© Raguž Lučić

Church of St Saviour

As a sign of gratitude for being spared from the terrifying earthquake of 1520, this votive church was built in the same year and dedicated to St. Saviour. It was a decision made by the…

Crkva svetog Sebastijana© Raguž Lučić

Church of St Sebastian

At the entrance to the city, as a shield against the plague, the Church of St. Sebastian was built in 1466. It was constructed by Mihoč Radišić and Vlatko Dešković, and in the following…

Crkvica navještenja Marijina© Raguž Lučić

Church of the Annunciation

In 1534, Renaissance master Petar Andrijić built the Church of the Annunciation of Mary. Although the ribbed vault, pointed window arches, and some architectural elements were crafted in…

Samostan sv. Klare© Raguž Lučić

Convent of St. Claire

Behind the Large Onofrio's Fountain stands the complex of the Monastery of St. Clare, the most well-known of Dubrovnik's eight convents, where noblewomen of the city were most often…

Dominikanski samostan© Julien Duval

Dominican Monastery

The Dominican Monastery took on its present form in the 14th century, blending seamlessly into the city walls, with which it also served as part of Dubrovnik's defensive system.

Crkva Domino© Raguž Lučić

Domino Church

The Domino Church was built in 1452, as the only three nave church with a rectangular apse. It was destroyed in the great earthquake of 1667 and was rebuilt in Baroque style during the same…

Franjevački samostan© Julien Duval

Franciscan monastery

The original Franciscan monastery did not stand where it stretches today—next to the Church of St. Saviour, running from the Stradun all the way toward Minčeta Fortress.

Katedrala© Ivan Dimnjaković

Katedrala

Na spomen dubrovačke stolne crkve Uznesenja Marijina, Velike Gospe ili, jednostavno Katedrale kako je Dubrovčani zovu, poznavateljima će se nametnuti dvije asocijacije. Jedna je povezana…

Župna crkva sv. Andrije© Raguž Lučić

Parish Church of St Andrew

The parish church of St. Andrew at Pile gained its current dimensions in 1512 through the expansion of the original pre-Romanesque church from the 9th – 11th century, which then became the…

© Raguž Lučić

Parish Church of St Peter

The Parish Church of St Peter was built in the eighties of the last century as an integral part of the ecclesiastical complex called Among the three Churches. It consists of churches of St…

Riznica© Ivan Dimnjaković

Riznica

Riznica dubrovačke Katedrale ogledalo je dubrovačkog bogatstva i kulture o kojemu se ipak samo može nagađati budući je veliki dio ostao pod ruševinama crkve 1667. godine. Među najvrjednijim…

© Raguž Lučić

Sigurata Church

The small Sigurata Church is an example of a single-nave church with a cupola dating between the and the 11th centuries. The side naves and present Baroque facade were added during its…

Sinagoga© Raguž Lučić

Synagogue

The Dubrovnik Synagogue is the world's oldest active Sephardic synagogue and the second oldest synagogue in Europe. It was constructed in 1408 by the Jews who came to Dubrovnik from Spain…