State

To pay a visit to this church you have to climb down from the local road that leads from Perušić to Kolarina. It is in the field below the road and there are, unfortunately, no signs to help you find it. It is also somewhat covered with the trees and other vegetation growing around the graveyard that the church is in, so you have to keep your eyes open. There is a dirt road just wide enough for one car leading you down, so it might be a good idea to walk down. The exterior of the church is in satisfactory state.

History

St. Petka, or Paraskeva (Croatian and Greek words for "Friday girl", respectively), in Kolarina is yet another Romanesque church from the 12-13th century. It was originally dedicated to St. George and belonged to the medieval Podlužje, the home of the old Croatian clan of the Jamomets. It has been used by the Serb Orthodox Church since the 18th century. They added a richly decorated iconostasis in the 19th century.

Side entrance

Portal

Plan

Info

  • Ivo Petricioli: Spomenici romaničke i gotičke arhitekture u benkovačkom kraju
  • fra Stanko Bačić: Perušić

Description

St. Petka is quite similar to the other churches built in the same period - St. John in Banjevci, St. Michael in MIranje and St. Michael in Vukšić. They are all barrel vaulted one nave churches with a round apse. St. Petka underwent considerable alterations in the past, while its original form is best preserved in its main portal and the window in the south wall which are unmistakably Romanesque.

Apse

Facade