Church of St Roch, Dubrovnik

In the western part of Dubrovnik's historic core, in Ulica Sv. Roka, stands the church of St Roch. Visitors can see it as an example of Renaissance building with a markedly sculptural entrance.

It was built in the middle of the 16th century of regularly hewn stone. It is single-nave, with a square apse, a barrel vault, an entrance on the axis and a bell gable. It is designed in the style of mature Renaissance, with strongly pronounced sculptural work of the main entrance, which continues all the way to the base with a triple bell gable. After the French occupation it was turned into a warehouse. At the beginning of this century it was returned to worship, and after the earthquake of 1979 it serves as a church depot.

The church is a protected cultural good, entered in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia under the code Z-7252. It is located in Dubrovnik-Neretva County.

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).