Lastovo (town)
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| Coordinates: 42°46′00″N 16°54′00″E / 42.76667°N 16.90000°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Dubrovnik-Neretva County |
| Municipality | Lastovo |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Town | 792 |
| • Urban | 350 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 20290 Lastovo |
Lastovo is a small town in southern Croatia. It is the largest settlement on the eponymous island in Dubrovnik-Neretva County and D119 state road passes through it.
The Church of St. John the Baptist was built in the 14th century, beside the duke's house. Construction began in 1340 by the priest Andrija Škrinjić, and was completed in 1418. In the lunette above the entrance doors the is an inscription referring to the construction of the church and an emblem of the priest Vlahanović who had completed the construction. It is 15 metres (49 ft) long and 7 metres (23 ft) wide. In the interior section of the church on the altar there is a painting of the saint dating from 1515, while on ceiling there is a Baroque composition containing biblical themes. The church served as a chapel for the Duke of Lastovo and in it Mass was served up until 1864. It was subsequently deconsecrated and transformed into a church warehouse. The church has today been restored and carries characteristics of a Roman-Gothic style in accordance with the period of construction.
The parish Church of St. Cosmas and Damian was constructed on the foundations of an older church. It is first mentioned at the beginning of the 14th century. The triple nave church is the result of construction in two different periods. The central nave is from the second half of the 15th century, while the adjacent nave was added in the 16th and 17th centuries. This expansion feath is evident on the church façade which has three separate roofs and pediment crowned with three bell-towers in the shape of a belfry. They were erected in a Gothic style in the 18th century. The central part of the church was made by Croatian artisans. Amongst them, the most important role had master Radosan who had carved under the church ceiling the 1473 the inscription: RADOSAN FECIT MCCCCLXXIII MADII. Along the church apse a sacristy was added in 1545, white the Neo-Gothic bell tower was completed in 1942. The bell tower was constructed from Lastovo stone. At the base of the bell tower Antun Lastovac's tombstone was incorporated, who happened to be one of the Lastovo chaplains from the 15th century. A statute was signed in the front of the church in 1310. The interior of the church is filied with rich stone furnishings, paintings and artefacts. The church treasury preserves silver and gold-plated Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo chalices, rnonstrances, candle lamps, candle holders and procession crosses as well as unique artworks such a Gothic-Renaissance chalice from the late 15th and early 16th century, the only preserved work by Pavko Antojević in region. Amongst the artworks, special emphasis is given to the Renaissance vessel used for holy water which was ordered by Dobre Dobričević.
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