Church of St Sebastian, Dubrovnik

In Ulica Sv. Dominika, in the northeastern part of Dubrovnik's historic core, stands the church of St Sebastian. It is no longer used for worship but as an exhibition space, so a visitor can see old architecture and a contemporary exhibition at the same time.

The stone church has one nave, a semicircular apse and a barrel vault. It is joined to the Dominican church by a vaulted space on the north side. It was built in 1466 as a votive gift because of the plague, on a site where stone was stored and worked; the name of the protector against infection also points to this. During French rule it served as a military prison, because of which the space and openings were altered.

The church is a protected cultural good, entered in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia under the code Z-7393.

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 hr, 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).