Church of St Blaise (Crkva svetog Vlaha)
Church of St Blaise (Crkva svetog Vlaha) is one of the narrated stops on the self-guided Dubrovnik audio walking tour in Gingerguide. Plan about ~30 min here. Press play at the spot for its two to three minute story, or ask the AI guide anything about it.
- Type religious
- Suggested visit ~30 min
- Dubrovnik Dubrovnik guide
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About Church of St Blaise (Crkva svetog Vlaha)
On the high altar of this Baroque church, a silver St Blaise holds a tiny model of Dubrovnik as it looked before the 1667 earthquake redrew the city.
The Church of St Blaise is a Baroque votive church on Luža square, at the eastern end of the Stradun, dedicated to St Blaise, the patron saint and protector of Dubrovnik. The Venetian architect Marino Gropelli built it between about 1706 and 1715, modelling its façade and dome on the church of San Maurizio in Venice; it replaced an earlier medieval church damaged by the 1667 earthquake and gutted by fire in 1706. On the marble high altar stands a 15th-century Gothic silver-gilt statue of the saint that survived that fire. In his left hand the saint holds a detailed silver model of Dubrovnik as it appeared before the 1667 earthquake, a rare record of the medieval town. The church is the focus of the Feast of St Blaise each 3 February, inscribed on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
Did you know? The silver St Blaise on the altar cradles a scale model of Dubrovnik as it stood before the 1667 earthquake, one of the only surviving images of the medieval city's lost skyline.
How long should you spend at Church of St Blaise (Crkva svetog Vlaha)?
Plan about ~30 min at Church of St Blaise (Crkva svetog Vlaha). That is enough to take it in and hear its narrated story; stay longer if it grabs you. The tour is self-guided, so there is no rush.
Is Church of St Blaise (Crkva svetog Vlaha) worth visiting?
Church of St Blaise (Crkva svetog Vlaha) is one of the 18 sights the Gingerguide team researched and narrated in Dubrovnik, so it earns a place on a self-guided walk. Its story explains why it matters, and you can ask the AI guide anything the story leaves open.
Nearby stops in Dubrovnik
- Sponza Palace (Palaca Sponza)
- Rector's Palace (Knežev dvor)
- Luza Square & Orlando's Column (Orlandov stup)
- Dubrovnik Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary)
- Stradun (Placa)
- Gundulić Square (Gundulićeva poljana)
- Franciscan Monastery (Franjevacki samostan)
- Dominican Monastery (Dominikanski samostan)
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