Church of the Holy Cross, Nin

Church of the Holy Cross (Croatian: Crkva svetog Križa) is a Croatian Pre-Romanesque Catholic church originating from the 9th century in Nin.[1]

Church of the Holy Cross
Crkva svetog Križa
Location	Nin, Croatia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Style	Pre-Romanesque
Completed	9th century

Description

According to a theory from an art historian Mladen Pejaković,[2] the design has an intentionally unbalanced elliptical form designated to "follow" the position of the Sun, retaining the functionality of a calendar and sundial.[2] In its beginning, in the time of the Croatian principality, it was used as a royal chapel of the duke's courtyard nearby.[2]

The church is that of a central type, it features the Croatian interlace (or simply "troplet") and a carved name of the župan of Nin "Godečaj".[2][3]

The church is known under the moniker of "the smallest cathedral in the world",[1][4][5] but it does not actually contain the seat of a bishop of Nin today.

Gallery

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  Back view
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  Right view
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  The entrance with an altar fence
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  Entrance plaque
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  Interior

See also

• Nin, Croatia
• Church of St. Nicholas, Nin
• Architecture of Croatia
• Church of St. Donatus
• Church of Holy Salvation, Cetina

References

1. admin. "Starohrvatska crkvica sv. Križa u Ninu – Zadarska nadbiskupija". Retrieved 18 January 2019.
2. "Crkve u sjeverozapadnom dijelu zadarskoga zaleđa" (PDF). Građevinar (in Croatian) (61). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009.
3. (in Croatian) Nin.hr - kulturne znamenitosti / Kulturni turizam - croatia.hr - Nin: Crkva sv. Križa - najmanja katedrala na svijetu
4. (in Croatian) Izaberi.hr - Nin
5. (in Croatian) http://www.arbela.hr/hr-nin.html