Location Makarska, Croatia Rite Roman Completed 1756 Architectural style Baroque architecture | Affiliation Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical or organizational status Co-cathedral Opened 1756 Architectural type Church | |
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Address Trg fra Andrije Kačića Miošića, 21300, Makarska, Croatia District Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska Similar Nugal - Croatia, Church of the Holy Cross - Nin, Rijeka Cathedral, Osijek Co‑cathedral, Malakološki muzej | ||
Co-cathedral of St. Mark the Evangelist (Croatian: Konkatedrala sv. Marka evanđelista) is the baroque church of Archdiocese of Split-Makarska. It is located in the center of the town of Makarska, Croatia, on Andrija Kačić Miošić Square.
Co-cathedral was built in the Baroque style. The construction of the Co-Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of the Bishop of Makarska, began in 1700 at the initiative of the Makarska Bishop Nikola Bijanković, but was never completely finished. In 1756, co-cathedral was consecrated by the Bishop of Makarska Stjepan Blašković.
The façade, facing southwest, is decorated with two simple mullioned windows and a smaller Gothic-style oculus. On the right side from the entrance to the co-cathedral is the altar, which houses the bones of the patron saint of the city of Makarska and the diocese, St. Clement. The bones were brought to the co-cathedral from the Roman catacombs in 1725. On the left side from the entrance to the co-cathedral is the altar dedicated to Virgin Mary, and over it a small altar dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, decorated with the painting on wood of a Virgin and Child, painted by a master from the Byzantine school. The small altar, according to its locals, was built during the plague that hit Makarska in 1815. The second altar on the left is the altar of St. Cross. It is dedicated to the Calvary, and is decorated with the life-size wooden statues.
The Co-Cathedral was badly damaged during the large earthquake that hit Makarska in 1962. The renovation of the co-cathedral's interior changed its original appearance. The main altar, work of Venetian masters, was moved to the province Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. Earthquake also damaged the choir. New organs, work of the Slovenian company Jenko, were installed in 1970.