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Church of the Holy Spirit

Gornji HumacOther names: Sv. Duh kod Gornjeg Humca, Crkva sv. Duha14th centuryMap source: outline of protected cultural property Z-5511; check the entrance and access separately.

Summary

The Church of the Holy Spirit near Gornji Humac is a protected cultural property. A cultural heritage study describes it as a single-nave building with a semicircular apse, a barrel vault and a bell gable.

This is not the same church as the Church of the Holy Spirit in the cemetery in Škrip; they are two separate records and sites.

Church of the Holy Spirit in Gornji Humac
Church of the Holy Spirit in Gornji Humac · Živko Bačić · Ministry of Culture collection · CC BY-SA 3.0 HR · licence

History and purpose

The Church of the Holy Spirit near Gornji Humac is dated to the 14th century in a survey of the settlement's protected cultural heritage. The same dedication appears in Škrip, but that is a different building in a different historical context.

Structure and traces of the past

The building is described as having a single-nave plan, a semicircular apse, a barrel vault and a bell gable. According to the source used, these features provide a concise architectural description of the church.

Access and visiting

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