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St Ambrose in Nin

Croatia, Nin (Zadar)

St Ambrose in Nin

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DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS

Next to the city gates of Nin was the Benedictine monastery of St. Ambrose. During the demolition of the medieval church of St. Michael, which was located on the site of a Roman temple, fragments of the architrave of the altar rail were found, decorated with braided ornamentation and with a carved inscription mentioning the Croatian duke Branimir (879-892) and abbot Teodobert. The inscription reads: «During the time of lord Branimir, Duke of Slavs, I, abbot Teodobert, had this altar made in honour of blessed Ambrose the Confessor, for the salvation of my soul. Whoever should read this, let them pray for me, a sinner.”

There are not many remaining written sources about this monastery. The monastery archive was transferred to Zadar due to the Turkish invasion, and later returned to Nin, where it was destroyed in a fire in later centuries. During the Turkish raids in 1500, both the monastery buildings and the church were destroyed, but they were rebuilt again after these destructions. To this day, only the remains of the presbytery (chancel) and the outer walls have been preserved. Also, four stone pilasters have been preserved, leaning against the wall that was built of hewn stone. And in that place today there is a single-nave Romanesque-Gothic church of St. Ambrose.

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    Tour Location

    St Ambrose in Nin
    Other monuments and places to visitZadar with his monuments
    Natural Heritage
    Historical Recreations
    Festivals of Tourist Interest
    Fairs
    Tourist OfficeYes
    Specialized Guides
    Guided visits
    AccommodationsYes
    RestaurantsYes
    Craft
    Bibliography
    Videos
    Websitekroatiens-fauna-und-flora.org
    nin.hr
    Monument or place to visitMonastery of Saint Ambrose in Nin
    Style
    TypeMonastic architecture
    EpochX-XIIIth century
    State of conservation
    Degree of legal protectionConservated in 1992
    Mailing address
    Coordinates GPS
    Property, dependencyChurch property
    Possibility of visits by the general public or only specialists
    General public
    Conservation needs
    Visiting hours and conditions
    Ticket amount
    No
    Research work in progress
    Accessibility
    Signaling if it is registered on the route
    Bibliography
    Videos
    Information websitesnin.hr
    LocationNin (Zadar)