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(Crkva Sv Luke; Trg Sv Luke) Sweet little St Luke's speaks volumes about the history of Croat-
Serb relations in Kotor. It was built in 1195 as a Catholic church but from 1657 until
1812 a Catholic and Orthodox altar stood side by side, with each faith taking turns to
hold services here. It was then gifted to the Orthodox Church. Fragments of 12th-century
frescoes still survive along with two wonderfully painted iconostases: a 17th-century one
in the main church and one from the 18th-century in the chapel of St Spiridon, another
saint venerated by both faiths.
St Nicholas' Church
(Crkva Sv Nikole; Trg Sv Luke) Breathe in the smell of incense and beeswax in this relatively
unadorned Orthodox church (1909). The silence, the iconostasis with its silver bas-relief
panels, the dark wood against bare grey walls, the filtered light through the dome and the
simple stained glass conspire to create a mystical atmosphere.
CHURCH
St Mary's Collegiate Church
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(Crkva Sv Marije Koleđate; Trg od Drva) Built in 1221 on the site of a 6th-century basilica, this
Catholic church is distinguished by impressive 20th-century bronze doors covered in bas-
reliefs, 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 anchor-
ess, choosing to be walled into a small cell attached to a church so as to devote her life to
prayer.
CHURCH
River Gate
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(North Gate) Tucked in the quiet northern corner of town beside the parklike Trg od Drva
(Wood Sq), this gate opens on to a moat formed by the clear mountain water of the bub-
bling Škurda River. It was built in 1540 to commemorate the attack on the city the previ-
ous year by the Ottoman navy.
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Gurdić Gate
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(Vrata od Gurdića) Fewer tourists make it to the south end of town, where the houses narrow
into a slim corridor leading to this bastion and gate (parts of which date from the 13th
GATE
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