In the Middle Ages, the Church of St. Vitus was a small and one-sided, Romanesque church dedicated to the patron saint and protector of Rijeka. It had a semi-circular apse behind the altar, and covered porch. With the arrival of the Jesuits in Rijeka, the cathedral as we see it today was founded in 1638. First, it became the Jesuits' church. When the town of Rijeka became the center of the diocese, and then in 1969 the center of the archbishopric and metropolit, the representative Jesuit's Church of St. Vitus became the Cathedral of Rijeka. The structure is a rotunda, which is unusual in this part of Europe, with elements of Baroque and Gothic, including fine baroque statuary inside.
The cathedral was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 100 kuna banknote, issued in 1993 and 2002.[1]
^Croatian National Bank May 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Features of Kuna Banknotes May 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine: 100 kuna 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (1993 issue) & 100 kuna 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (2002 issue). – Retrieved on 24 February 2010.
rijeka, cathedral, similarly, named, czech, cathedral, vitus, cathedral, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, septe. For the similarly named Czech cathedral see St Vitus Cathedral This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The St Vitus Cathedral Croatian Katedrala Svetog Vida is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Rijeka Croatia St Vitus CathedralSt Vitus Cathedral in RijekaSt VitusLocationRijekaCountryCroatiaDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusCathedralArchitectureStyleBaroqueYears built1638 current building AdministrationArchdioceseRijekaClergyArchbishopIvan DevcicIn the Middle Ages the Church of St Vitus was a small and one sided Romanesque church dedicated to the patron saint and protector of Rijeka It had a semi circular apse behind the altar and covered porch With the arrival of the Jesuits in Rijeka the cathedral as we see it today was founded in 1638 First it became the Jesuits church When the town of Rijeka became the center of the diocese and then in 1969 the center of the archbishopric and metropolit the representative Jesuit s Church of St Vitus became the Cathedral of Rijeka The structure is a rotunda which is unusual in this part of Europe with elements of Baroque and Gothic including fine baroque statuary inside The cathedral was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 100 kuna banknote issued in 1993 and 2002 1 Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGallery edit nbsp Upper interior of the cathedral nbsp Lower interior of the cathedralSee also editList of Jesuit sitesReferences edit Croatian National Bank Archived May 6 2009 at the Wayback Machine Features of Kuna Banknotes Archived May 6 2009 at the Wayback Machine 100 kuna Archived 2011 06 04 at the Wayback Machine 1993 issue amp 100 kuna Archived 2011 06 04 at the Wayback Machine 2002 issue Retrieved on 24 February 2010 External links editProfile at Discover Baroque Art 45 19 36 N 14 26 37 E 45 32667 N 14 44361 E 45 32667 14 44361 nbsp This Croatia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rijeka Cathedral amp oldid 1132097460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
