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Our Lady of the Rocks is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (the other being Sveti Đorđe island). It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks.[1] The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rocks (Italian: Chiesa della Madonna dello Scarpello) is the largest building on the islet; it has a museum attached. There is also a small gift shop close to the church and a navigation light at the western end of the islet.
Native name: Gospa od Škrpjela | |
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| Location | Bay of Kotor |
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According to legend, the islet was made over the centuries by local seamen who kept an ancient oath after finding the icon of Madonna and Child on the rock in the sea[2] on 22 July 1452.[3] Upon returning from each successful voyage, they laid a rock in the Bay. Over time, the islet gradually emerged from the sea.[4] The custom of throwing rocks into the sea is alive even nowadays. Every year on the sunset of 22 July, an event called fašinada in the local dialect, when local residents take their boats and throw rocks into the sea, widening the surface of the island, takes place.[2]
The church was renovated in 1722.[4] The church contains 68 paintings by Tripo Kokolja, a famous 17th-century baroque artist from Perast. His most important painting, ten meters long, is The Death of the Virgin. There are also paintings by Italian artists, and an icon (circa 1452) of Our Lady of the Rocks, by Lovro Dobričević of Kotor.[4] The church also houses a collection of silver votive tablets and a famous votive tapestry embroidered by Jacinta Kunić-Mijović from Perast. It took her 25 years to finish it while waiting for her darling to come from a long journey, and eventually, she became blind. She used golden and silver fibres but what makes this tapestry so famous is the fact that she also embroidered her own hair in it.[3][5]
See also
- Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
- Roman Catholicism in Montenegro
References
- discover-montenegro.com: Gospa od Skrpjela Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.montenegro.com: Fašinada (by Nebojša Mandić)
- http://www.montenegro.travel: Montenegro, Multicultural Heritage
- : Gospa od Skrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks), 25 April 1997
- Adriatic Travel Club: Bay of Boka Kotorska
External links
Media related to Gospa od Škrpjela at Wikimedia Commons
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На других языках
[de] Gospa od Škrpjela
Gospa od Škrpjela (italienisch Madonna dello Scarpello, deutsch Maria vom Felsen bzw. vom Riff) ist eine der zwei kleinen Inseln vor der Küste von Perast in der Bucht von Kotor in Montenegro (die andere ist Sveti Đorđe). Dabei handelt es sich um eine künstliche Insel, die durch ein Bollwerk von Felsen und durch alte gesunkene Schiffe, die mit Steinen beladen waren, geschaffen wurde.- [en] Our Lady of the Rocks
[es] Gospa od Škrpjela
Gospa od Škrpjela (Nuestra Señora de las Rocas en español) es una pequeña isla de 3030 m² situada en las Bocas de Kotor, Montenegro frente a la costa del pueblo de Perast.[it] Madonna dello Scalpello
La Madonna dello Scalpello[1] o Madonna di Scarpello[2] (in lingua montenegrina: Gospa od Škrpjela), conosciuta semplicemente anche come Scalpello o Scarpello[3], è una delle due isole al largo di Perasto nella baia di Risano delle Bocche di Cattaro, in Montenegro[4]. L'altra isola è quella di San Giorgio (Sveti Đorđe).[ru] Госпа-од-Шкрпьела
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