The Church of Saint Sava is a fairly small church. A Romanesque, one-naved structure with a semicircular apse, the church is turned toward the east. It is located on a cliff, its stone walls being flushed by the Adriatic sea at all times. It is not exactly known when this church was constructed or whether it was first an Orthodox or a Catholic church. However, this ambiguity is not rare in Montenegro’s Riviera, mostly due to the people being of mixed religious affiliations. During the reign of the Republic of Venice, the church held both Orthodox and Catholic services, but today the church is strictly Orthodox Christian oriented. During the renovations after the 1979 earthquake, a tablet with an inscription was discovered in the church, with the year 1141 etched into it. This year is taken to be the year of the church’s construction, but this has not been definitively proven.
A section of the church was converted into a small gallery.
The entrance to the church is free of charge.
Author of the text:
Marijana Niković licensed tourist guide for Montenegro.
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