Church of Saints Cyprian and Justina, Vis

The church of Saints Cyprian and Justina in Vis, on the island of the same name, is part of a unique Baroque conception formed by church, bell tower, square and staircase. Visitors find it in the Kut area, and it belongs to the town of Vis in Split-Dalmatia County.

It was built in the middle of the 18th century on the site of a Gothic little church from the 15th century, whose traces can be seen on the square apse. It is single-nave, with two side chapels, and a richly decorated bell tower stands beside the west façade. Finely worked ashlar and rich architectural sculpture adorn the exterior. The main south façade faces a small square reached by a wide staircase. Inside, a late Baroque coffered ceiling, decorated wooden pulpits and choir loft, and a series of Baroque altarpieces stand out.

The church is a protected cultural good, entered in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia under the code Z-5370.

Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Data: Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia (Ministry of Culture and Media), Open Licence; coordinates: DGU (centre of the settlement).