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It sits within the topics Basilica churches in Croatia, Byzantine church buildings and Churches in Istria County.
Key facts
- Location
- Poreč , Istria County , Croatia
- Built
- (553) 6th century AD
- Area
- 1.10 ha
- Architect
- Euphrasius
- Architectural style
- Byzantine
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
- ii, iii, iv
- Official name
- Eufrazijeva bazilika
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cultural property
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Country
- Croatia
- Located in
- Poreč
- Area
- 1.10
- Dedicated to
- Mary
- Image
- Poreč Basilica 3.jpg
- Patron saint
- Mary
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- Commons category
- Euphrasian Basilica
- Commons gallery
- Poreč
- architectural style
- Byzantine architecture
- inception
- 0553-00-00
- native label
- Eufrazijeva bazilika u Poreču
- Christian liturgical rite
- Roman Rite
- street address
- Eufrazijeva ulica 22, 52440 Poreč
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Encyclopedic overview
The Euphrasian Basilica (Croatian: Eufrazijeva bazilika, Italian: Basilica Eufrasiana) or the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary is a Roman Catholic basilica in the Istrian town of Poreč, Croatia. The episcopal complex, which comprises the basilica itself, a sacristy, a baptistery and the bell tower of the nearby archbishop's palace, is an excellent example of early Byzantine architecture in the Mediterranean region.
The Euphrasian basilica has for the most part retained its original shape, but accidents, fires and earthquakes have altered a few details. Since it is the third church to be built on the same site, it conceals previous buildings, for example the great floor mosaic of the previous basilica from the 5th century. Because of its exceptional value, it has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997. The basilica is also the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč-Pula. It is considered the best preserved early-christian church in the world.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euphrasian Basilica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.