Church of the Holy Cross, Nin

Church in Nin, Croatia

Church of the Holy Cross

Crkva svetog Križa

Location|  Nin, Croatia
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Architecture
Style| Pre-Romanesque
Completed| 9th century

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

## Description

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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] however it currently is not seat of a bishop of Nin.

## Gallery

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* Back view

* Right view

* The entrance with an altar fence

*   * Entrance plaque

* Interior

## See also

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* Croatia portal

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

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of St. Cross in Nin.

1. ^ a b admin. "Starohrvatska crkvica sv. Križa u Ninu – Zadarska nadbiskupija". Retrieved 18 January 2019.
2. ^ a b c d "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

44°14′35″N 15°11′04″E﻿ / ﻿44.24306°N 15.18444°E﻿ / 44.24306; 15.18444

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Landmarks in Dalmatia

Zadar|

* St. Donatus'
* Zadar Cathedral
* Holy Cross'
* St. Nicholas
* Paklenica National Park

Coat of arms of Dalmatia

Šibenik-Knin|

* Šibenik Cathedral
* Kornati National Park
* Krka National Park

Split-Dalmatia|

* Split Cathedral
* Trogir Cathedral
* Holy Salvation's
* Diocletian's Palace
* Kamerlengo

Dubrovnik-Neretva|

* Dubrovnik Cathedral
* Mljet National Park

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* Hvar Cathedral
* Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Lastovo
* Stari Grad Plain

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