Adele D. Oliver


Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

A Glimpse of Dubrovnik (4)

a view onto the tower of the Franciscan Church and Monastery (left) and of the dome of the Church of St. Blaise ...

Saint Blaise is the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik and formerly the protector of the independent Republic of Ragusa. At Dubrovnik his feast is celebrated yearly on 3 February, when relics of the saint, his head, a bit of bone from his throat, his right hand and his left, are paraded in reliquaries. The festivities begin the previous day, Candlemas, when white doves are released.

The Franciscan Church and Monastery belongs to the Order of the Friars Minor. It consists of a monastery, a church, a library and a pharmacy. It is situated at the Placa, the main street of Dubrovnik
The church was destroyed by the earthquake of 1667. The only element remaining is the decorated portal overlooking the beginning of the Placa, the main street of Dubrovnik. It was sculpted in 1498 in Gothic style .

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Dossier Poland, Croatia
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APN Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Objectif Unknown 4-215mm
Ouverture 5
Temps de pose 1/320
Focale 23.8 mm
ISO 80