7. Church of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, 12th century

The church of St. Sabbas the Sanctified is one of the oldest Christian sacred buildings on the territory of the Old Town of Budva. It is located on the prominent ridge, west of the citadel and along the sea coast. Inside the church is located a founder’s plaque which states that it was founded in 1114, while according to the historical sources, it is considered that the church was consecrated in 1142. It is dedicated to the Cappadocian martyr, St. Sabbas the Sanctified, who used to be the town’s patron. His cult reached the southern Adriatic from the East through Byzantine dignitaries.

O projektu | About the project

Projekat DIGITALNE KULTURNE RUTE je podržan u okviru Regionalnog programa lokalne demokratije na Zapadnom Balkanu 2 – ReLOaD2, koji finansira Evropska unija, a sprovodi UNDP. ReLOaD2 se u Crnoj Gori realizuje u partnerstvu sa 15 lokalnih samouprava, među kojima su opštine Budva, Herceg Novi, Kotor i Tivat, koje čine klaster „Coastal Mates“.

The DIGITAL CULTURAL ROUTE project is supported by the Regional Program of Local Democracy in the Western Balkans 2 – ReLOaD2, financed by the European Union and implemented by UNDP. ReLOaD2 is implemented in Montenegro in partnership with 15 local governments, among which are the municipalities of Budva, Herceg Novi, Kotor and Tivat, which form the “Coastal Mates” cluster.

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