Summary
The Church of Sts Philip and James stands west of Nerežišća at the start of the old path towards Blaca. Built in the 15th century, it has a single nave, a square apse and a pointed vault.
Protected cultural property Z-1868; in the early 18th century it received a marble altar depicting the Madonna and Child and the church’s patron saints.
History and purpose
The Church of Sts Philip and James stands west of Nerežišća at the beginning of the old path towards Blaca. The cultural property catalogue dates its construction to the 15th century.
Structure and traces of the past
The single-nave building has a square apse and a pointed vault. Its façade features a richly moulded portal, a rose window and a bell gable. A marble altar depicting the Madonna and Child and the church’s patron saints was commissioned in the early 18th century.
Access and visiting
The church stands beside a historic path outside the main centre of Nerežišća.
