Church of the Holy Cross, Nin

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

Church of the Holy Cross
Crkva svetog Križa
Location	Nin, Croatia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Style	Pre-Romanesque
Completed	9th century

Description

The church is that of a central type, it features the Croatian interlace (or simply "troplet") and a carved name of the župan (count) of Nin "Godečaj", who administered the county of Nin during the time of the Croatian principality. He built the church next to his local seat in the 9th-century.^[2][3]

The church is known under the moniker of "the smallest cathedral in the world."^[1][4][5] The name comes from the fact that it was once the seat of the bishop of Nin, a historical position which ceased to exist in the 18th century.^[6]

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]

Gallery

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  Back view
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  Right view
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  The entrance with an altar fence
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  Entrance plaque
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  Interior

See also

• Croatia portal

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