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Name:
EARLY CHRISTIAN THREE-NAVE BASILICA AND CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF TARAC
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Category:
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Religion:
Catholic
World heritage:
no
Description:
The Early Christian three-nave basilica located at the foot of the Tureta Fortress is yet another very interesting structure from the Byzantine Era. The remains of the larger part of the apse and the foundations can be found today. Considering that the church was relatively big (30 x 13 m), it is assumed that Kornati Islands were significantly inhabited during that period. In the immediate vicinity of the basilica (in what is today a sheep-fold), there are traces of the foundation of a structure that used to be either a Templar or Benedictine monastery. An interesting fact is that during the Middle Ages the Island of Kornat used to be called Insulae Sanctae Mariae, the Stomorin Island and similar. The island was named after this particular church (Saint Mary’s Church).
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Location
Address:
City:
Murter
Zip:
22243
Country:
Croatia
Territorial unit:
Šibenik-Knin
Latitude:
43.8621
Longitude:
15.2522
Elevation:
3.25
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Additional information
Accessibility:
Average
Availability:
Scheduled visit
Condition:
Average
Attractiveness:
Medium
Particularity:
City attractiveness:
National
City services:
Good
Thematic routes:
oip:
Religious tourism,Cultural tourism
Keywords:
Benedictine,Marian shrine,Monastery,Pilgrimage visits,Romanesque,Shrine