A different way to connect history and geography, time and space. This is the Date/Period page, developed to have temporal information displayed on the map. Below you can see the map displayed with data points which are connected to the date/period 1557 . Examples such as the date of the construction of a building, historical events that happened in a specific year/day, inaugurations, etc. can be seen through their presentation on a world map. The data snippets related to the date/period 1557 are also presented in a paginated list below the map. For suggesting geographical points (coordinates) related to the date/period 1557 please do not hesitate to contact us through the page 'Suggest Data', you can find the link at the bottom of this page.
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The church, dedicated to the patron saint of plague-infected, disabled, and prisoners, is documented in a testament from Piran dating back to 1557. Its current Baroque form dates to the 17th century. Featuring a single nave adorned with ceiling moulding decoration and a central painting, the church culminates in a semi-circular apse housing a round window from 1649. The dominant feature is a stone altar crafted by Giovanni Battista Bettini, a stonemason and sculptor from Pordenone, in the 18th century. Adorning the altar are three wooden statues—depicting Holy Mother Mary, St. Rocco, and St. Sebastian—originally painted in white to resemble marble. These were crafted by Michele Fanoli in 1729. A gold-plated baldachin, created by the Piran workshop Zarotti in the late 19th century, hangs above the altar. Additionally, a holy water font made from Vrsar/Orsera stone, commissioned by the St. Rocco Brotherhood in 1662, stands next to the entrance.