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služnim stanovnicima Staroga Grada, a prvi među The Church of St. Peter together with the monastery

njima svakako je Petar Hektorović. became a place for peaceful contemplation as well as a
Velikom pjesniku i dubokom vjerniku Hektoroviću place for the collection of books, paintings, antiquities,

dugujemo i izgradnju zavjetne crkve Sv. Roka, a u precious objects, and historical memory. It is not surpris-
blizini epohalnoga mu Tvrdalja (koji također ima ing that out of this environment grew both a good library
smisao posvete i zagovora Stvoritelju). Ta nam renesan- and a valuable museum, which pass on the knowledge

sna crkva govori ne samo svojim oblicima nego izna- and experience of the past and also tell us about the
čenjem svojega titulara, uz kojega je vezan bratimski many exemplary inhabitants of Stari Grad, among whom
život, jer on ima i ulogu mjesnog zaštitnika, kojemu the most prominent was certainly Petar Hektorović.

je posvećena glavna mjesna procesija. To that great poet and devoted believer we owe the
Hvalevrijedna je ideja okupiti unutar istih kori- construction of the Votive Church of St. Roch, situated near
ca uspjele fotografije koje afirmiraju bogatu sakralnu his epochal residence, the “Tvrdalj” (which also has a sense

baštinu Staroga Grada. Uz pouzdano navedene povi- of dedication and intercession to our Creator). This Renais-
jesne podatke o građenju i opremi svih starogradskih sance church speaks not only through its forms, but

crkava i kapelica dobivamoknjigu kojom možemo biti also through the significance of its titular saint, who is as-
ponosni na ono što smo stekli, ali i zaduženi da nastoji- sociated with fraternal life, because St. Roch also has the
mo očuvati i održati dragocjenu baštinu. role of the local patron saint, to whom the town dedi-

cates its main procession.
The idea of putting together photographs showing

the rich religious heritage of Stari Grad within the covers
of one book is indeed praiseworthy. With reliable histori-
cal data about the construction and furnishings of all the

churches and chapels of Stari Grad, we get a book which
make us proud of what we have achieved, but which also
obliges us to preserve and maintain this precious heritage. Uvod

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