CHURCH AND THE CHURCH BELL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Parish Church of the Holy Spirit was consecrated in 1548 together with the establishment of the Parish of Tisno. Its titular derives from the Holy Spirit altar once located in the medieval church of St. Martin in Ivinj.
The church was reconstructed on several occasions, and the only things that remain from the original 16th century building are two Bishop’s coats of arms. The church was expanded in 1640, while the current look dates from the beginning of the 20th century. Above its facade rises a small bell-gable decorated with a tympanum and volutes.
A drawing from 1711 testifies that the bell-gable is the only remaining element of the once lavishly elaborated baroque facade. Three 17th and 18th centuries graves can be found in this single-nave 30 m long, and 12 m wide church. The main altar attributed to Venetian architect Marko Torresini (1668 - after 1731) holds a wooden Gothic statue of the Madonna and Child covered in gold and silver.
THE CLASSICIZING BELL OF KORCULAN MASTERS
The bell tower of the church was built by artisans from Curzola (today Korčula) at several intervals during the 17th and 18th centuries. According to the plan kept in the Parish office in Tisno, it was initially imagined as a five storey tower reaching 52 m of height. Since this ambitious project was never completed according to the original idea, the bell tower now stands 31 m tall. The lower part of the bell tower has a wide base size 10 x 11 m and baroque oval windows and narrows to the height of the first floor. What makes the bell tower stand out is its quality masonry typical for the Curzola artisans, as well as its subtle classical decoration.
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