St. Rosalia's Church (Ljubljana)
Saint Rosalia, the image that has presumably been preserved from St. Rosalia's Church
St. Rosalia's Church (Slovene: cerkev sv. Rozalije) was a Baroque church that stood on in Ljubljana in the 18th century. Its construction began in 1708, but it was only completed in 1723. The church was heavily damaged in a fire in 1774 and pulled down in 1786. It was octagonal and was the first church in Ljubljana with a dome. It may have been built upon plans by the architect . Today all that has been preserved of it are some remains of its walls in a children's playground on Castle Hill and presumably also the altar painting of Saint Rosalia, now kept by the .[1]
References[]
- ^ Lavrič, Ana (April 2012). "Cerkev sv. Rozalije" [St. Rosalia's Church]. Baročna Ljubljana (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 June 2013.
External links[]
Media related to St. Rosalia's Church (Ljubljana) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Roman Catholic churches in Ljubljana
- Baroque church buildings in Slovenia
- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Slovenia
- Former Roman Catholic church buildings