Montenegro
2024
Kotor
Walls around the city from the Venetian period
Walls around the city from the Venetian period
he walls continue up the hills to a series of fortifications. Note the Church of Our Lady of Remedy, built in 1518
The south gate, or Gurdić Bastion
The south gate, or Gurdić Bastion
The Sea Gate
Monument in the Sea Gate
Arms Square
Clocktower - built in 1602
Clocktower - built in 1602
Fountain Square
Our Lady of the Rocks Church, and Benedictine monastery on Saint George Island
Our Lady of the Rocks Church
Benedictine monastery on Saint George Island
St Mattias Church in Dobrata
Josice Chapel
Pronounced nick-SHIS- ko
St Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church
The Church of St. Nicholas is a Serbian Orthodox church built from 1902 to 1909 in the northern part of the city. It replaced an orthodox church that burned done in the 1896.
The church three domes as seen from outside the city walls
Golden iconostasis
Golden iconostasis
Golden iconostasis
Golden iconostasis
The Holy Trinity - Son Holy Spirit in form of a dove, and Father
I believe this is St Nicholas
Archangel Michael
Cathedral of St Tryphon
The Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor, Montenegro is one of two Roman Catholic cathedrals in Montenegro. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor, which covers the entire Bay of Kotor and Municipality of Budva. It was consecrated in 1166 but reconstructed after several earthquakes. When the entire frontage was destroyed in 1667, the baroque bell towers were added; the left one remains unfinished.
Gold statue of St Tryphon (Svetog Tripuna)
Gold statue of St Tryphon (Svetog Tripuna)
Inscriptions celebrating the first king of Croatia (Tomislava) and the 1000 year anniversary of his rule in 2025,
and the 1000th anniversary of the ?Croation? navy.
Main altar
Detail of ciborium
Painting of the wounded Jesus and St Roche/San Rocco
St Roche/San Rocco
Painting by Italian Girolamo da Santacroce: St Bartholomew between St George and St Antonine, ca. 1550-80
The Pietà, 16th Century
Pietro Antonio Novelli: St Nicolas, 18th Century
I think this is St Christopher, painter unknown
Monument to St Tryphon
Sarcophagus of St Tryphon's relics
Ceiling paintings
Treasury
Entrance to the Treasury
St Peter Cetinje Montenegrin Orthodox Church
St Peter Cetinje Montenegrin Orthodox Church This may be the smallest church I have ever been in. It is no larger than 10 x 10 feet. The Montenegrin Orthodox Church is a canonically unrecognized Eastern Orthodox Church, formed in 1993 and registered as a non-governmental organization. The church has been recognized as a religious organization by the Government of Montenegro since 2001. Approximately 10 percent of Montenegro's Orthodox Christians have opted for the Montenegrin Orthodox Church, while approximately 90 percent have opted for or stayed with the Serbian Orthodox Church.
St Mary Collegiate Church
Built in 1221 on the site of a 6th-century basilica, this Roman Catholic church is distinguished by impressive 20th-century bronze doors covered in bas-reliefs, the remains of frescoes, a particularly gruesome larger-than-life crucifix, and a glass coffin containing the body of Blessed Osanna of Cattaro (1493–1565). She was what is known as an anchoress, choosing to be walled into a small cell attached to a church so as to devote her life to prayer.
Relics of Blessed Osanna of Cattaro (1493–1565)
Portrait of St Leopold Mandić, a Croatian Capuchin friar and Catholic priest,
who suffered from disabilities that would plague his speech and stature (4' 5").
St Luke Serbian Orthodox Church
The Church of St. Luke in Kotor (Црква Светог Луке у Котору) belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The Byzantine and Gothic architecture was built in 1195 during Stefan Nemanja's reign.
