Church of St. Eustachia (Crkva St. Eustahija) description and photos - Montenegro: Kindness (Topic)

Church of St. Eustachia (Crkva St. Eustahija) description and photos - Montenegro: Kindness. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Crkva St. Eustahija.

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Not far from the waterfront of Dobrota you can see one of the main local churches, consecrated in honor of St. Eustathius. This church was built on the site of an older sacral building dating from the XIV century. The original temple was small, so over time, the locals began to make claims about its size, which is why the Gothic church had to be demolished in 1753, and a new temple was built on the vacated place. Construction began only 9 years later - in 1762. The city authorities invited the Italian master Bartolo Riviera as an architect, who decided to create his own architectural masterpiece in the Baroque style. A staircase decorated with a balustrade was added to the main portal of the temple.

The most famous families of the city donated funds for the construction of the temple: Radimir, Dabinovich, Tripkovich and others. They wanted to see a representative, luxurious church that would be a testament to the prosperity of the city of Dobrota. The bell tower, which rises to 37.5 meters, was built later than the main building of the temple - in 1795. The slender tower is continued by a huge sculpture of the Archangel Michael. You can climb to the very top by overcoming 97 steps. In 1979, the tower was damaged by an earthquake. It was rebuilt already in the new millennium - in 2007.

The Church of St. Eustachius is famous for its seven altars made of marble. They were presented to the temple by the same wealthy residents of the city. Statues for altars were made by many famous sculptors of their time: Carl Dolci, Giuseppe Bernadia, Emanuel Zane and others. Joseph Klyakovich worked on the painting of the vaults. The image of Saint Eustachius on the main altar was painted by Peter Kosovich.

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