Earthquake in Dubrovnik in 1520 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
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St. Saviour Church to commemorate the earthquake that happened in 1520 in Dubrovnik
Waymark Code: WM14CDK
Location: Croatia
Date Posted: 06/10/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Above the entrance on the front side of the St. Saviour Church in Dubrovnik there is a beatiful relief, showing a scroll with the following text

AD AVERTENDAM COELESTEM
IRAM IN MAXIMO TERRAE TREMORE
HANC SACRAM AEDEM SE.RHA. VOVIT
ANNO A CHRISTI NATALI DIE D XX
SVPRA M XVI CAL IVN. DAN.
RHES ET DAM MIN FACIENDA
CVRARVNT ET PE SEOR

The scroll is surrounded and held by 8 angel figures plus an additional angels head with wings in the middle of the bottom. The beautiful scene is again framed with arkantus leaves.

The text refers to the earthquake of 1520, and probably the best translation is: "This church was vowed by the Dubrovnik Senate to remove the heavenly wrath in the great trembling of the earth, the year from Christ's birth 520 plus 1016, June. The work was managed by Daniel Rastic, Damjan Mencetic and Petar Sorkocevic" and the PDF also says: "In 1520, on May 17, on Spasovo, a strong earthquake struck Dubrovnik, which caused great material damage to the city and damaged many church buildings. According to the decision of the Dubrovnik Senate, a vow was made to build a covenant church in honor of Jesus' ascension. This church was built to the very walls between the Pila Gate and the Franciscan monastery. It is the work of local masters of the Andrijic brothers from Korcula, built in the Renaissance style. It is an interesting circumstance that, with interruptions, it was built for 16 years, and was completed in 1536, as evidenced by the inscription on the front of the same church." (Source: www.academia.edu/32217717/Ante_Dracevac_Izabrane_studije, page 160/161). Other sources say, that the church was completed in 1528:

St. Saviour Church, Dubrovnik

"Following an earthquake on 17 May 1520, which killed about 20 people and damaged many buildings in the city, the local Senate which governed Dubrovnik Republic commissioned a new church as a sign of gratitude for sparing the city from even bigger destruction. The monumental inscription above the main entrance on the front facade testifies to this. Designed by the architect Petar Andrijic from Korcula, construction started in 1520 and the church was completed in 1528.

The church has one nave with a Gothic-cross-ribbed vault. The lateral windows are also Gothic with the typical pointed arches. Nevertheless, the main facade with the Renaissance elements on the portal and the three-leaf semicircular top as well as the semicircular apse reveal a recognizable Renaissance style.

In 1667 Dubrovnik was hit again by a disastrous earthquake which killed some 5,000 citizens and destroyed much of the city. However, St. Saviour Church withstood the disaster so it can be seen today in its original form, as a fine example of the town's Renaissance architecture."

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Saviour_Church,_Dubrovnik

Disaster Date: 05/17/1520

Date of dedication: 06/01/1536

Memorial Sponsors: Citizens of Dubrovnik

Disaster Type: Natural

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