Saint Mary of the Assumption Church, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
4.0 (33 reviews) Spent Ranking #16 in Rijeka Churches & Cathedrals
Beautiful Church and Tower
Saint Mary of the Assumption Church is located along the Roman decumanus road, close to the eastern edge of the former city walls and close to the first port on the Rječina River. The church’s interior is decorated with baroque sculptures created by Jacopo Contiero, Giovanni and Leonardo Paccassi, Pasuale Lazzarini, Antonio Michelazzi, Sebastian Petruzzi and with stucco works created by Giulio Quario. The altarpieces are mainly the works of Ljubljana painter, Valentin Metzinger and also Ivan Franjo Gladić. The gravestones exhibited around the church belong to members of the brotherhoods, patrician families and of priests who were buried in the church up until 1901.
Address
Pavla Rittera Vitezovica 3, Rijeka 51000 Croatia
Website
http://www.visitrijeka.hr/Sto
Current local date and time now
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User Ratings
4.0 based on (33 reviews)
Reviews
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5Asiyah Noemi K 5:00 PM Jun 7, 2019
Very Beautiful Church
The city of Rijeka is interesting because of its rich history, beautiful squares, beautiful Baroque buildings, Corso (promenades) and many churches. One of the beautiful and interesting churches is Saint Mary of the Assumption. It is located on the Square of Rijeka Resolution in downtown. It was once the most important church in Rijeka. The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an undestined cathedral whose walls show traces of past centuries. The facade of the church was made in a rich Baroque style in the 18th century. The interior of the church is extremely rich. The main altar was made by Jacopo Contiero of Padua. It's beautiful. Painted altar vault "Assunta", is a copy of the famous Titian's work (Assumption of the Virgin in Basilica of Santa Maria dei Frari, Venice), which is the work of the Rijeka painter Ivan Simonetti from 1852. It gives the church a special atmosphere and beauty. In front of the church stands proudly the bell tower of Gothic stylistic features. It is interesting to note that it is inclined to 40 cm, which is why it is popularly called "The Leaning Tower".
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4zdaati 5:00 PM Oct 9, 2021
Church and tower
Nice church right next to the leaning tower of rijeka. Interesting to see and pass by. Tower is not that much leaning but still is not straight
